NWS Houston/Galveston TXFF.W 0039September 2, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Liberty and Polk, TX
The National Weather Service office in Houston/Galveston issued a flash flood warning for Liberty and Polk in Texas, which was in force until 11:45 a.m. local time on September 2. It was the 39th flash flood warning the NWS office in Houston/Galveston 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 2.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Houston/Galveston TX
- Area
- Liberty and Polk
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:23 a.m. CDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 11:45 a.m. CDT, September 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHGX FF.W 0039
- 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
FFWHGX The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Liberty County in southeastern Texas... Polk County in southeastern Texas... * Until 1145 AM CDT. * At 923 AM CDT, Emergency management reported flash flooding in FM 942 near Seven Oaks, TX, and FM 163 in Tarkington, TX. Between 4 and 16 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Cleveland, Livingston, Daisetta, Hardin, Goodrich, Seven Oaks, Dayton Lakes, Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, West Livingston, Segno, Rye, Romayor, Leggett, Tarkington Prairie, Moss Hill and Moscow.
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.