Ended: Flash Flood Warning for Hall and Childress counties, Texas — expired noon CDT Wednesday

Ended: The Flash Flood Warning for Hall County and Childress County, Texas (NWS Lubbock FF.W.0070), is no longer in effect. It was set to run until noon CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (10 a.m. PDT), and is off the active NWS alert list (checked 10:01 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14). Water can stay on roads after a warning ends, so do not drive through flooded roads. The details below are kept for the record. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?area=TX.

Update: At 10:25 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14, the National Weather Service in Lubbock said this Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for Hall County and Childress County, Texas, until noon CDT (10 a.m. PDT). NWS says between 2 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen, additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible, and flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Estelline is named. Northwestern Cottle County and northern Motley County are no longer listed in this warning. Turn around, don't drown. Verified on the active NWS alert list at 8:47 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d88ad9d6af25cba8eaf9d1299e64b3bc756585c.002.1.

Essentials: Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service in Lubbock for Hall County, northwestern Childress County, northwestern Cottle County and northern Motley County, Texas. Issued 9:08 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (7:08 a.m. PDT). In effect until noon CDT Wednesday (10 a.m. PDT). NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

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What is happening: At 9:08 a.m. CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges showed showers and thunderstorms producing moderate rain across the warned area. NWS says 2 to 4 inches of rain have fallen this morning, and up to 1 more inch is possible. Small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses and other poor drainage and low-lying areas can flood.

Places named by NWS: Memphis, Northfield, Estelline, Lakeview and Plaska Community.

What to do: Turn around, don't drown when you reach a flooded road. Most flood deaths happen in vehicles. NWS warns that hilly terrain has hundreds of low water crossings that can be dangerous in heavy rain. Do not try to cross flooded roads; find another route.

Until when: noon CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (10 a.m. PDT). NWS can extend or cancel the warning early, so check https://www.weather.gov/lub/ for updates.

Sources: National Weather Service Lubbock Flash Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f19d559ff983b79bd5455d2522ffd12ac041d5aa.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 7:43 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Hall County notices: https://noticenearby.com/tx/hall

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