Flash Flood Warnings in Texas
19,473 flash flood warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 19,473
- Busiest year
- 20071,642 flash flood warnings
- Average year
- 475over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Harris County564
- Bexar County531
- Travis County401
- Comal County381
- Pecos County380
- Val Verde County347
- Bandera County342
- Dallas County339
- Kerr County335
- Medina County332
- Tarrant County330
- Hays County327
- Brazoria County323
- Williamson County323
- Guadalupe County314
- Uvalde County311
- Nueces County305
- Real County295
- Galveston County290
- Kendall County287
- Midland County283
- Jefferson County281
- El Paso County280
- Montgomery County275
- Orange County265
- Edwards County263
- Lavaca County261
- Ector County256
- Gillespie County255
- San Patricio County253
- Liberty County252
- Blanco County243
- Fort Bend County240
- Webb County239
- Burnet County234
- Jasper County229
- Victoria County229
- DeWitt County228
- Brewster County225
- Atascosa County219
214 more counties
- Hardin County217
- Caldwell County216
- Gonzales County216
- Hidalgo County216
- Denton County215
- Ellis County215
- Newton County215
- Tom Green County213
- Bell County208
- Collin County204
- Chambers County204
- Wilson County203
- Bastrop County201
- Johnson County201
- Cameron County201
- Jeff Davis County196
- Refugio County190
- Kleberg County189
- Fayette County185
- McLennan County182
- San Jacinto County181
- Shelby County180
- Karnes County180
- Waller County180
- Kinney County179
- Bowie County178
- Grimes County178
- Randall County177
- Howard County174
- Kimble County174
- Llano County174
- Wharton County174
- Harrison County170
- Panola County170
- Jim Wells County169
- Aransas County167
- Navarro County166
- Gaines County165
- Frio County164
- Calhoun County164
- Reeves County163
- Terrell County163
- Starr County163
- Hill County162
- Polk County162
- Crockett County160
- Grayson County158
- Lee County158
- Smith County158
- Bosque County157
- Brown County157
- Kaufman County157
- Parker County157
- Sutton County155
- Tyler County154
- Austin County152
- Bee County152
- Hunt County151
- Walker County147
- Henderson County145
- Jackson County145
- Matagorda County145
- Andrews County144
- Limestone County144
- Rusk County143
- Goliad County143
- Dawson County142
- Cooke County142
- Cherokee County142
- Nacogdoches County141
- Zapata County140
- Live Oak County140
- Scurry County140
- Coryell County138
- Colorado County136
- Fannin County135
- Taylor County135
- McMullen County132
- Borden County131
- Falls County131
- McCulloch County130
- Red River County130
- Washington County129
- Angelina County127
- Martin County127
- Brazos County126
- Duval County126
- Coleman County123
- La Salle County122
- Hamilton County121
- Van Zandt County121
- Hood County121
- Trinity County120
- Zavala County120
- Maverick County119
- Wise County119
- Schleicher County119
- San Saba County119
- Potter County118
- Mason County118
- Gregg County117
- Freestone County116
- Menard County116
- Anderson County113
- Glasscock County113
- Jim Hogg County113
- Upshur County112
- Presidio County112
- Willacy County111
- Mitchell County110
- Cass County108
- Hopkins County108
- Culberson County107
- Palo Pinto County107
- San Augustine County107
- Erath County106
- Upton County106
- Hudspeth County106
- Lubbock County104
- Burleson County103
- Brooks County102
- Wood County100
- Houston County98
- Marion County97
- Somervell County97
- Eastland County96
- Reagan County96
- Milam County96
- Comanche County94
- Rockwall County94
- Jones County93
- Wichita County93
- Clay County92
- Madison County90
- Runnels County90
- Sabine County90
- Crane County87
- Concho County87
- Kenedy County87
- Callahan County84
- Lamar County84
- Dimmit County83
- Irion County83
- Titus County83
- Robertson County83
- Ward County81
- Nolan County81
- Lampasas County80
- Coke County79
- Jack County79
- Fisher County77
- Rains County77
- Montague County77
- Franklin County76
- Mills County75
- Delta County74
- Young County73
- Lynn County72
- Morris County71
- Leon County70
- Archer County68
- Stephens County67
- Camp County65
- Hockley County63
- Winkler County61
- Baylor County61
- Shackelford County61
- Wilbarger County61
- Garza County60
- Haskell County59
- Armstrong County58
- Carson County57
- Sterling County55
- Lamb County54
- Knox County53
- Ochiltree County52
- Crosby County51
- Floyd County51
- Castro County49
- Throckmorton County49
- Hale County48
- Donley County48
- Loving County48
- Hutchinson County47
- Dickens County47
- Lipscomb County46
- Bailey County45
- Terry County44
- Hall County44
- Briscoe County42
- Kent County42
- Deaf Smith County42
- Hardeman County41
- Swisher County40
- Gray County40
- Foard County39
- Oldham County36
- Wheeler County36
- Motley County34
- Hemphill County33
- Moore County33
- Roberts County32
- Collingsworth County31
- Yoakum County31
- Parmer County31
- Cochran County31
- Hansford County28
- King County27
- Stonewall County25
- Cottle County24
- Hartley County24
- Sherman County22
- Childress County21
- Dallam County17
The latest flash flood warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 5:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Midland | 86 min |
| Sep 21, 4:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LUB | Lamb | 63 min |
| Sep 21, 3:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LUB | Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock | 92 min |
| Sep 20, 6:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Grayson | 93 min |
| Sep 20, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 8:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 117 min |
| Sep 19, 7:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 6:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 118 min |
| Sep 19, 5:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos | 60 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.