NWS Houston/Galveston TXFL.W 0001May 27, 2026
Flood Warning: Brazoria, Fort Bend and Wharton, TX
The National Weather Service office in Houston/Galveston issued a flood warning for Brazoria, Fort Bend and Wharton in Texas, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on May 28. It was the 1st river flood warning the NWS office in Houston/Galveston issued in 2026. Texas had 30 flood warnings in May 2026, against 110 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Texas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6.4 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
- Brazoria, Fort Bend and Wharton
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:56 p.m. CDT, May 27, 2026
- In force from
- 6:35 p.m. CDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KHGX FL.W 0001
- 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
...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... San Bernard River near Boling affecting Fort Bend, Brazoria and Wharton Counties. For the San Bernard River...including East Bernard, Sweeny, Boling... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...San Bernard River near Boling. * WHEN...From this evening to just after midnight tonight. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins upstream from gage. Minor backwater flooding up Peach Creek in Wharton County threatens low-lying areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 17.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 18.1 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.1 feet on 01/16/2010. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 100 AM CDT.
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.