NWS Midland/Odessa TXFF.W 0226October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Pecos and Terrell, TX
The National Weather Service office in Midland/Odessa issued a flash flood warning for Pecos and Terrell in Texas, which was in force until 4:15 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 226th flash flood warning the NWS office in Midland/Odessa 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 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Midland/Odessa TX
- Area
- Pecos and Terrell
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:09 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 4:15 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMAF FF.W 0226
- 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
FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Pecos County in southwestern Texas... Northeastern Terrell County in southwestern Texas... * Until 415 AM CDT. * At 109 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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... Sheffield.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.