Texas Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 14:27

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 4:27PM CDT until July 18 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:27pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Dawson County in western Texas... Northeastern Gaines County in western Texas... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 427 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... McKenzie Lake.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Dawson, TX; Gaines, TX
Forcast Office: 
NWS Midland/Odessa TX