Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Brewster and east-central Presidio counties, Texas — Alpine, expired 5:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service Midland/Odessa Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Brewster and east-central Presidio counties in West Texas, including Alpine, expired at 5:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (3:30 a.m. PDT).
Ended: The Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Brewster and east-central Presidio counties, including Alpine (NWS Midland/Odessa FF.W.0231), expired at 5:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (3:30 a.m. PDT). It is no longer on the active NWS alert list (checked 5:48 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14). The details below are kept for the record. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?area=TX.
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa for northwestern Brewster County and east-central Presidio County, Texas. Issued 2:36 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (12:36 a.m. PDT); updated 3:21 a.m. CDT. In effect until 5:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday (3:30 a.m. PDT). NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 3:21 a.m. CDT, Doppler radar showed thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. NWS says 0.5 to 2 inches of rain have fallen, and 0.5 to 1 more inch is possible. Small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses and other low-lying or poorly drained areas can flood.
Places named by NWS: Alpine, Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport and Paisano Pass.
What to do: Turn around, don't drown. Most flood deaths happen in vehicles. NWS says to be especially careful at night, when flooding is harder to see. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads; find another route. NWS asks people to report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement when it is safe to do so.
Until when: 5:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (3:30 a.m. PDT). The separate NWS Flash Flood Warning for Fort Stockton and central Pecos County ended at 3:45 a.m. CDT: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/tx-brewster-pecos-flash-flood-warning-2026-10-13. NWS can extend or cancel the warning early, so check https://www.weather.gov/maf/ for updates.
Sources: National Weather Service Midland/Odessa Flash Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1667b0e4a38e11f4565110f0f9570bfda69d2f35.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 1:50 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Presidio County notices: https://noticenearby.com/tx/presidio
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261014-KMAF-FF-W-0231 · National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX.
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