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Flood Warning issued October 14 at 11:57PM CDT until October 15 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Flood Warning · Cottle, TX; Motley, TX. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 15 October 2026 at 04:57 UTC
- First saved by us
- 15 October 2026 at 02:28 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 15 October 2026
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Lubbock TX · Cottle, TX; Motley, TX
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 15 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 15 October 2026 at 04:57 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Cottle County in northwestern Texas... Southeastern Motley County in northwestern Texas... * WHEN...Until 800 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1156 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated significant rainfall accumulations from heavy rain due to thunderstorms that occurred over the past 24 hours. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Up to 5 inches of rain have fallen. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through early Thursday morning, which may bring up to 2 inches of additional rainfall to the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Paducah, Swearingen, Chalk, Delwin and Hackberry. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions in this archived message
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Flood Warning issued October 14 at 9:27PM CDT until October 15 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
AfterFlood Warning issued October 14 at 11:57PM CDT until October 15 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
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15 October 2026 at 02:27 UTC
After15 October 2026 at 04:57 UTC
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15 October 2026 at 02:27 UTC
After15 October 2026 at 04:57 UTC
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15 October 2026 at 02:27 UTC
After15 October 2026 at 04:57 UTC
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Flood Warning · Cottle, TX; Motley, TX. Severe; likely; urgency:
expected.AfterFlood Warning · Cottle, TX; Motley, TX. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Official description
- Before
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall
is expected. * WHERE...Cottle County in northwestern Texas... Southeastern Motley County in northwestern Texas... * WHEN...Until 800 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Several roads remain closed due to flooding. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 927 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated significant rainfall accumulations from heavy rain due to thunderstorms earlier on Wednesday evening. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Up to 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected over the next few hours.- Some locations that will experience flooding include... Paducah, Swearingen, Chalk, Delwin and Hackberry. - http://ww…After* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Cottle County in northwestern Texas... Southeastern Motley County in northwestern Texas... * WHEN...Until 800 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1156 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated significant rainfall accumulations from heavy rain due to thunderstorms that occurred over the past 24 hours. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Up to 5 inches of rain have fallen. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through early Thursday morning, which may bring up to 2 inches of additional rainfall to the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Paducah, Swearingen, Chalk, Delwin and Hackberry. - http://ww…
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89934b6d93bf998981c65f025ad94cecad463cfa.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aaff67b9292dc4d146005b9989e87667c8fefefb.001.1
Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 04:57 UTC
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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 02:28 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 14 at 9:27PM CDT until October 15 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 02:27 UTC
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