Flood Warning — Brewster
Completed Official expiration Oct 16 · 9:00 am CDT
Use the preserved timeline and official source to review what was issued. This status does not establish damage or other impacts.
Official warned area
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Minor flooding is forecast.
Brewster
What the preserved official data shows
This Flood Warning left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Brewster. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.
- First collected
- Oct 15, 2026 · 9:05 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Oct 16, 2026 · 2:51 AM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 5 hours, 46 minutes
- Official severity
- Severe
- Named areas
- Brewster
- Official expiration
- Oct 16, 2026 · 9:00 AM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
Official warning details — archived wording
Minor flooding is forecast.
Rio Grande at Rio Grande near Castolon, Texas.
From Friday afternoon to Sunday evening.
At 13.0 feet, the river reaches bankfull, and no significant damage is expected. At 15.0 feet, the river reaches minor flood stage, and lowland flooding begins. The river begins to flood the road between Santa Elena Canyon and Cottonwood Campground in Big Bend National Park. The river begins to flood the parking lot at Santa Elena Canyon, and cut off the nature trail into the canyon. Campers in Cottonwood Campground need to prepare for possible evacuations. At 19.0 feet, the river reaches moderate flood stage, and begins flooding Cottonwood Campground. The river inundates the restrooms upstream at Santa Elena Canyon parking lot. The river begins to close all area roads.
Official timeline
- Warning issuedFlood Warning issued for Brewster.
- Final monitor changeOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- Official expirationThe expiration time preserved from the official warning.
Other active Texas warnings
No other warning-level Texas alerts are currently in the monitor.
Instructions preserved with the warning
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 900 AM CDT.
This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.