Flood Watch — Gaines + 27 more areasFlood Watch — Gaines + 27 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.
What the preserved official data shows
This Flood Watch left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Gaines; Dawson; Borden; Scurry; Andrews; 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 15, 2026 · 1:50 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Oct 16, 2026 · 4:11 AM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 14 hours, 21 minutes
- Official severity
- Severe
- Named areas
- Gaines; Dawson; Borden; Scurry; Andrews; additional areas in official record
- Official expiration
- Oct 16, 2026 · 7:00 AM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Affected Texas areas
- Gaines; Dawson; Borden; Scurry; Andrews; Martin; Howard; Mitchell; Loving; Winkler; Ector; Midland; Glasscock; Ward; Crane; Upton; Reagan; Pecos; Terrell; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Presidio Valley; Lower Brewster County
- Effective
- 2026-10-15T13:48:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-10-16T07:00:00-05:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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.
Latest official-source information
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest and western Texas, including the
following areas, in southwest Texas, Central Brewster, Chinati
Mountains, Chisos Basin, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains
Foothills, Lower Brewster County, Marfa Plateau, Pecos, Presidio
Valley and Terrell. In western Texas, Andrews, Borden, Crane,
Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland,
Mitchell, Reagan, Reeves County Plains, Scurry, Upton, Ward and
Winkler.
* WHEN...Through Friday morning.
* 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...
- Moisture from Hurricane Simon will stream over West Texas the
next several days. Periods of heavy rain are expected from this
system that will likely cause flash flooding, especially in urban
areas and low water crossings where drainage is poor.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Meaningful official changes
The complete source history remains preserved. Routine monitoring snapshots and small gauge fluctuations are condensed here for readability.
- Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.
Original source
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