NWS Lubbock TXFF.W 0060September 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 1 more, TX
The National Weather Service office in Lubbock issued a flash flood warning for Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 1 more in Texas, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 60th flash flood warning the NWS office in Lubbock 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 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lubbock TX
- Area
- Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 1 more
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:58 p.m. CDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. CDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLUB FF.W 0060
- 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
FFWLUB The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Hale County in northwestern Texas... Northeastern Hockley County in northwestern Texas... Southeastern Lamb County in northwestern Texas... Northwestern Lubbock County in northwestern Texas... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 358 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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... Anton and Spade.
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.