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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 10, 2026Bell County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 10, 2026, 9:22 PM CDT for Bell County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2026, 9:22 PM CDT (02:22 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Bell County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 10, 9:42 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 S Holland, TX	Report from mPING...Street/road flooding...Street/road closed...Vehicles stranded.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 214 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -297 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1024 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

862 
WGUS54 KFWD 110222
FFWFWD
TXC027-110345-
/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0021.260511T0222Z-260511T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
922 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Bell County in central Texas...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 922 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...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...
  Salado, Little River-Academy, Rogers, Holland, Sparks, Leedale, 
  Edgeworth and Heidenheimer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 9734 3103 9722 3094 9715 3090 9725
      3089 9726 3088 9726 3086 9727 3084 9728
      3076 9732 3084 9755 3085 9756 3097 9748

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Dunn

2 follow-up statements

669 
WGUS54 KFWD 110309 RRA
FFWFWD
TXC027-110500-
/O.EXT.KFWD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260511T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1009 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Bell County in central Texas...

* Until midnight CDT tonight.

* At 1009 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...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...
  Salado, Little River-Academy, Rogers, Holland, Sparks, Leedale, 
  Edgeworth and Heidenheimer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 9734 3103 9722 3094 9715 3090 9725
      3089 9726 3088 9726 3086 9727 3084 9728
      3076 9732 3084 9755 3085 9756 3097 9748

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Dunn

278 
WGUS74 KFWD 110451
FFSFWD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1151 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026

TXC027-110501-
/O.EXP.KFWD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260511T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bell TX-
1151 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN BELL COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding of low lying and/or poor drainage 
areas may continue for a few hours until the water has had a chance 
to recede. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 9734 3103 9722 3094 9715 3090 9725
      3089 9726 3088 9726 3086 9727 3084 9728
      3076 9732 3084 9755 3085 9756 3097 9748

$$

Sanchez

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell	54 min
May 10, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	McLennan	45 min
May 10, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	McLennan	24 min
May 10, 8:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Coryell, McLennan	87 min
May 10, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Coryell	13 min
May 10, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Milam	42 min
May 10, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Leon	40 min
May 10, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Milam	66 min
May 10, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam	55 min
May 10, 10:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Bell	111 min
May 10, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Leon	12 min
May 10, 10:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam	24 min
May 10, 11:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Milam	3 hr
May 10, 11:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	29 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.