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Flood Warning issued October 14 at 11:55PM CDT until October 15 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Flood Warning · Dickens, TX; King, TX. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 04:55 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 · Dickens, TX; King, TX
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 04:55 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Eastern Dickens County in northwestern Texas... King 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 1151 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... Guthrie, Finney, Grow and Dumont. - 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 9:23PM CDT until October 15 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

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    Flood Warning issued October 14 at 11:55PM CDT until October 15 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

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    15 October 2026 at 02:23 UTC

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    15 October 2026 at 04:55 UTC

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    15 October 2026 at 02:23 UTC

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    15 October 2026 at 04:55 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    15 October 2026 at 02:23 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 04:55 UTC

    Urgency
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    Immediate

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    Flood Warning · Dickens, TX; King, TX. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

    After

    Flood Warning · Dickens, TX; King, TX. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected to continue. * WHERE...Eastern Dickens County in northwestern Texas... King 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 921 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... Guthrie, Finney, Grow and Dumont. - http://www.weather.gov/sa…

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    * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Eastern Dickens County in northwestern Texas... King 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 1151 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... Guthrie, Finney, Grow and Dumont. - http://www.weather.gov/sa…

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95f8d36e61bf9592fdf46dcc5e398291bec2ff91.001.1

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a8ee4f5262e89a8ac1d7330a3cf4af67fd08d69.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 04:55 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 9:23PM 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 02:23 UTC

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