Texas Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 09/19/2026 12:59

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 2:59PM CDT until September 19 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 19, 2026 - 12:59pm
Expires: 
September 19, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Jeff Davis County in southwestern Texas... Southwestern Reeves County in southwestern Texas... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 259 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of North Central Jeff Davis and Southwestern Reeves Counties.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description: 
Jeff Davis, TX; Reeves, TX
Forcast Office: 
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov