NWS Fort Worth TXFF.W 0087October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cooke and Montague, TX
The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth issued a flash flood warning for Cooke and Montague in Texas, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 87th flash flood warning the NWS office in Fort Worth issued in 2026. Texas had 9 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 33 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Texas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 50 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fort Worth TX
- Area
- Cooke and Montague
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:10 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFWD FF.W 0087
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
At 410 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms continuing to produce heavy rain across Montague and northwest Cooke Counties. Radar estimates and rain gauge measurements indicate between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen overnight. Flash flooding is likely ongoing across the warned area. 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... Bowie, Nocona, Muenster, St. Jo, Lake Nocona, Lake Muenster, Sunset, Lake Amon G Carter, Hubert H Moss Lake, Nocona Hills, Montague, Bonita, Mallard, Capps Corner, Forestburg, Belcherville, Bulcher, Fruitland, Illinois Bend and Spanish Fort.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.