Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Crosby County, Texas — expired 8 a.m. CDT Thursday
The National Weather Service Lubbock Flash Flood Warning FF.W.0075 for northwestern Crosby County, Texas, expired at 8:00 a.m. CDT (6:00 a.m. PDT) Thursday, Oct. 15.
Ended: The National Weather Service in Lubbock said Flash Flood Warning FF.W.0075 for northwestern Crosby County expired at 8:00 a.m. CDT (6:00 a.m. PDT) Thursday, Oct. 15. No FF.W.0075 remains on the active NWS alert list (checked 6:48 a.m. PDT Thursday, Oct. 15). Check https://www.weather.gov/lub/ for any new alerts.
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning (FF.W.0075) from the National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas, for northwestern Crosby County and central Lubbock County in northwestern Texas. Issued 6:07 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 15 (4:07 a.m. PDT). In effect until 8:00 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 15 (6:00 a.m. PDT).
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 6:07 a.m. CDT, NWS said the public reported flash flooding across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour, and additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. Hazard: flash flooding caused by heavy rain. Impact: flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, and other poor-drainage and low-lying areas.
Places named by NWS: Lubbock, Wolfforth, Idalou, Lubbock International Airport, Downtown Lubbock, Texas Tech University, Lubbock South Plains Mall, Cone and Lubbock Science Spectrum. Streams and drainages named by NWS: Yellow House Draw, North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River, Blackwater Draw and Crawfish Creek.
What to do: NWS says 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. Do not drive on flooded roads.
Until when: 8:00 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 15 (6:00 a.m. PDT). NWS can cancel early, extend or issue a new warning, so check https://www.weather.gov/lub/ for updates. Other county brief: Lubbock County: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/tx-lubbock-flash-flood-warning-0075-2026-10-15
Sources: National Weather Service Lubbock TX Flash Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.887cf50ea5d6d33f999653ee08a9387e3199f21b.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 5:51 a.m. PDT Thursday, Oct. 15. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Crosby County notices: https://noticenearby.com/tx/crosby
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261015-KLUB-FF-W-0075-crosby · National Weather Service Lubbock TX.
This is a Notice Nearby local brief — an in-house explainer written from a government-posted notice on this register. It is not official minutes, not a newspaper story, and not Legal Publication.