NWS San Angelo TXFF.W 0078October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Crockett and Sutton, TX
The National Weather Service office in San Angelo issued a flash flood warning for Crockett and Sutton in Texas, in force until 6:00 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 78th flash flood warning the NWS office in San Angelo 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 3 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, San Angelo TX
- Area
- Crockett and Sutton
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:00 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSJT FF.W 0078
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWSJT The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Crockett County in west central Texas... Southwestern Sutton County in west central Texas... * Until 600 AM CDT. * At 300 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... The Intersection Of Highway 163 And Ranch Road 1973. This includes the following Low Water Crossings... crossings along SH 163.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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.
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.