NWS Fort Worth TXFF.W 0082September 3, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Freestone, TX
The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth issued a flash flood warning for Freestone in Texas, which was in force until 10:45 a.m. local time on September 3. It was the 82nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Fort Worth issued in 2026. Texas had 125 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 55 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Texas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fort Worth TX
- Area
- Freestone
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:40 a.m. CDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 a.m. CDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFWD FF.W 0082
- 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
FFWFWD The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Freestone County in central Texas... * Until 1045 AM CDT. * At 740 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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 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... Teague, Fairfield, Dew, Freestone, Lanely, Donie and Cotton Gin. This includes Interstate 45 between mile markers 181 and 197.
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.
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.