NWS Houston/Galveston TXFF.W 0044September 2, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Liberty and San Jacinto, TX
The National Weather Service office in Houston/Galveston issued a flash flood warning for Liberty and San Jacinto in Texas, which was in force until 9:15 p.m. local time on September 2. It was the 44th 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 3 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 San Jacinto
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:15 p.m. CDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 9:15 p.m. CDT, September 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHGX FF.W 0044
- 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... Northwestern Liberty County in southeastern Texas... Southeastern San Jacinto County in southeastern Texas... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 12 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 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... Cleveland, Romayor, Rye, Tarkington Prairie and Moss Hill.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.
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