Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning: southeastern Ward County, Texas (Grandfalls, Royalty) — until 5:15 p.m. CDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service Midland/Odessa Flash Flood Warning for southeastern Ward County, Texas, has ended. It was set to run until 5:15 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Ended: Flash Flood Warning FF.W.0233 from the National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa is no longer on the NWS active alert list as of 3:44 p.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14; it was scheduled to end at 5:15 p.m. CDT (3:15 p.m. PDT). Check https://www.weather.gov/maf/ for any new alerts.
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning (FF.W.0233) from the National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa for north central Pecos County and southeastern Ward County in West Texas. Issued 3:09 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (1:09 p.m. PDT); updated 3:33 p.m. CDT. In effect until 5:15 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (3:15 p.m. PDT). NWS lists the flash flood damage threat as considerable.
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 3:33 p.m. CDT, NWS said Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, and NWS expects rainfall rates of 2.5 to 3.5 inches in 1 hour. NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Hazard: life-threatening flash flooding. Impact: life-threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Places named by NWS: Grandfalls, Imperial Reservoir, Royalty and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport. Streams and drainages: Comanche Creek, Pecos River and Leon Creek.
What to do: NWS says turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads; most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and ask them to pass it to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Until when: 5:15 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (3:15 p.m. PDT). NWS can cancel early, extend or issue a new warning, so check https://www.weather.gov/maf/ for updates. Pecos County brief: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/tx-pecos-flash-flood-warning-0233-2026-10-14
Sources: National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX Flash Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cff98e6370a9fb602f80aa8d87440d02a6a75205.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 1:53 p.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Ward County notices: https://noticenearby.com/tx/ward
Notice Nearby on X: https://x.com/NoticeNearYou/status/2110463995761266763
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261014-KMAF-FF-W-0233-ward · National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX.
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