Flood Watch issued October 15 at 1:48PM CDT until October 16 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

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* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and western Texas, including the following areas, in southwest Texas, Central Brewster, Chinati Mountains, Chisos Basin, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills, Lower Brewster County, Marfa Plateau, Pecos, Presidio Valley and Terrell. In western Texas, Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Reagan, Reeves County Plains, Scurry, Upton, Ward and Winkler. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Moisture from Hurricane Simon will stream over West Texas the next several days. Periods of heavy rain are expected from this system that will likely cause flash flooding, especially in urban areas and low water crossings where drainage is poor. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Event time
Source last updated
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
TX, US
Severity
Severe
area
Gaines; Dawson; Borden; Scurry; Andrews; Martin; Howard; Mitchell; Loving; Winkler; Ector; Midland; Glasscock; Ward; Crane; Upton; Reagan; Pecos; Terrell; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Presidio Valley; Lower Brewster County
event
Flood Watch
onset
2026-10-15T13:48:00-05:00
states
["TX"]
urgency
Future
certainty
Possible
effective
2026-10-15T13:48:00-05:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3c84fe1762032979e8584e05e3e683c4d2d03f4.001.1
references
[]
instruction
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
message type
Alert
location basis
Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
freshness minutes
60
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