NWS Amarillo TXFF.W 0043September 30, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Deaf Smith, TX
The National Weather Service office in Amarillo issued a flash flood warning for Deaf Smith in Texas, which was in force until 7:30 a.m. local time on September 30. It was the 43rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Amarillo 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, Amarillo TX
- Area
- Deaf Smith
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:28 a.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 a.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAMA FF.W 0043
- 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
FFWAMA The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Deaf Smith County in the panhandle of Texas... * Until 730 AM CDT. * At 428 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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 and automated gauges. 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... Hereford, Simms and Bootleg.
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.