Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 26 at 5:30AM CDT until May 26 at 8:30AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 26, 2026 - 3:30am
Expires:
May 26, 2026 - 6:30am
Description:
FFWMAF
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Andrews County in western Texas...
Northern Crane County in western Texas...
Ector County in western Texas...
Northwestern Midland County in western Texas...
Northeastern Ward County in western Texas...
Southeastern Winkler County in western Texas...
* Until 830 AM CDT.
* At 530 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
of 1 to 2 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...
Odessa, Goldsmith, West Odessa, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Penwell,
Notrees, Pleasant Farms and Monahans Sandhills State Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Andrews, TX; Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Midland, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Sender: