NWS Houston/Galveston TXFF.W 0051September 3, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Polk, TX
The National Weather Service office in Houston/Galveston issued a flash flood warning for Polk in Texas, which was in force until 10:45 a.m. local time on September 3. It was the 51st 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 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
- Polk
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:43 a.m. CDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 a.m. CDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHGX FF.W 0051
- 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... Central Polk County in southeastern Texas... * Until 1045 AM CDT. * At 843 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 12 inches of rain have fallen over the last 24 hours. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Livingston, Corrigan, Goodrich, Seven Oaks, West Livingston, Lake Livingston State Park, Leggett and Moscow.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.