NWS Fort Worth TXFA.W 0013September 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Freestone, Leon and Limestone, TX
The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth issued a flood warning for Freestone, Leon and Limestone in Texas, which was in force until 2:30 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 13th areal flood warning the NWS office in Fort Worth issued in 2026. Texas had 36 flood warnings in September 2026, against 40 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Texas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fort Worth TX
- Area
- Freestone, Leon and Limestone
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:39 p.m. CDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 2:30 p.m. CDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KFWD FA.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall will continue. * WHERE...Southern Freestone County in central Texas... West Central Leon County in central Texas... East Central Limestone County in central Texas... * WHEN...Until 230 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1236 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Teague, Fairfield, Dew, Freestone, Lanely, Donie and Cotton Gin. - This includes Interstate 45 between mile markers 181 and 197.
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.