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Flash Flood Warning issued October 15 at 1:06PM CDT until October 15 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Flash Flood Warning · Borden, TX; Dawson, TX; Howard, TX; Martin, TX. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 15 October 2026 at 18:06 UTC
- First saved by us
- 15 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 15 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX · Borden, TX; Dawson, TX; Howard, TX; Martin, TX
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 15 October 2026 at 20:15 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 15 October 2026 at 18:06 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 20:15 UTC
Archived official description
At 106 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ackerly, Gail, Vealmoor and Knott.
Instructions in this archived message
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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- Before
Flash Flood Warning issued October 15 at 12:22PM CDT until October 15 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
AfterFlash Flood Warning issued October 15 at 1:06PM CDT until October 15 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
- Source updated
- Before
15 October 2026 at 17:22 UTC
After15 October 2026 at 18:06 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
15 October 2026 at 17:22 UTC
After15 October 2026 at 18:06 UTC
- Forecast onset
- Before
15 October 2026 at 17:22 UTC
After15 October 2026 at 18:06 UTC
- Message type
- Before
Alert
AfterUpdate
- Source status
- Before
Source alert
AfterSource update
- Official description
- Before
FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Borden County in western Texas... Southeastern Dawson County in western Texas... Northwestern Howard County in western Texas... Northeastern Martin County in western Texas... * Until 315 PM CDT. * At 1222 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. *Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ackerly, Gail, Vealmoor and Knott.AfterAt 106 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ackerly, Gail, Vealmoor and Knott.
- External source link
- Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58e77f3dba8fc30aa6a64a61c2deca22e41e9768.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c5d44cd19f3831c60a6263bdfd53c06d4f8c649a.001.1
Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 18:06 UTC
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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 15 at 12:22PM CDT until October 15 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 17:22 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
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