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, in force until 7:00 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).
Warning
In force for 2.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fort Worth TX
- Area
- Cooke and Montague
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:55 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 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
FFWFWD The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Cooke County in north central Texas... Montague County in north central Texas... * Until 700 AM CDT. * At 455 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms continuing to produce moderate to heavy rain across Montague and northwest Cooke Counties. Radar estimates and rain gauge reports indicate 3 to 6 inches of rain have fallen overnight. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is likely 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... 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.