NWS Corpus Christi TXFF.W 0037October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak and 1 more, TX
The National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi issued a flash flood warning for Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak and 1 more in Texas, which was in force until 9:30 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 37th flash flood warning the NWS office in Corpus Christi issued in 2026. Texas had 36 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 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Corpus Christi TX
- Area
- Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak and 1 more
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:36 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCRP FF.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
FFWCRP The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Duval County in south central Texas... Northwestern Jim Wells County in south central Texas... Southwestern Live Oak County in south central Texas... Southeastern McMullen County in south central Texas... * Until 930 PM CDT. * At 636 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2.5 to 5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 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... San Diego, Midway, Rancho De La Parita, Rosita, Tecalote, Clegg and Annarose. This includes the following highways... US Highway 59 between mile markers 736 and 754. US Highway 281 between mile markers 642 and 664.
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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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.