NWS Fort Worth TXFF.W 0037May 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Collin, TX
The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth issued a flash flood warning for Collin in Texas, which was in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on May 27. It was the 37th flash flood warning the NWS office in Fort Worth issued in 2026. Texas had 118 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 105 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Texas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.2 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
- Collin
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:49 a.m. CDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, May 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFWD FF.W 0037
- 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
FFWFWD The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Collin County in north central Texas... * Until 100 PM CDT. * At 1049 AM CDT, Doppler radar reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The public also reported flooding due on SH 78 on northeast Collin County. In addition, between 1-2 inches of rain has fallen in southern Collin County with additional heavy rain expected to continue for the next few hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or imminent. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Public reported. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low lying areas. Ponding on roadways is imminent or occurring. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Dallas, Plano, McKinney, Frisco, Richardson, Allen, Wylie, Sachse, Murphy, Prosper, Royse City, Anna, Fairview, Princeton, Celina, Lucas, Melissa, Parker, Farmersville and Van Alstyne.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
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.