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FloodNational Weather Service

Flood Watch — Hall + 7 more areasFlood Watch — Hall + 7 more areas

Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.

StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationHall; Childress; Motley
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change1 week ago
Last source check1 week ago
Official sourceNational Weather Service
FINAL RECORD

What the preserved official data shows

Automated factual summary

This Flood Watch left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Hall; Childress; Motley; Cottle; Dickens; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Oct 14, 2026 · 9:51 PM CDT
Record completed
Oct 15, 2026 · 11:45 AM CDT
Monitored duration
13 hours, 53 minutes
Official severity
Severe
Named areas
Hall; Childress; Motley; Cottle; Dickens; additional areas in official record
Official expiration
Oct 15, 2026 · 12:00 PM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
EXACT LOCATION & OFFICIAL GIS

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Record facts

Event
Flood Watch
Affected Texas areas
Hall; Childress; Motley; Cottle; Dickens; King; Kent; Stonewall
Effective
2026-10-14T21:50:00-05:00
Expires
2026-10-15T12:00:00-05:00
Issuing authority
NWS Lubbock TX
LATEST MEANINGFUL CHANGE

Completed

Official record ended or left the source’s active window.

Instructions preserved with the record

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.

Latest official-source information

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of the Rolling Plains and the Panhandle of Texas,
including the following counties, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Hall,
Kent, King, Motley and Stonewall.

* WHEN...Through 12 PM on Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Significant amounts of rain have fallen over the past 24 hours,
with totals already exceeding 5 inches in spots. An additional
round of heavy showers and thunderstorms is expected overnight
through Thursday morning, which may result in additional flooding
and/or the continuation of flooding which is already ongoing.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

RECORDED TIMELINE

Meaningful official changes

2 meaningful changes

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  1. Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
  2. First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.

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