Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 4:10AM CDT until October 1 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 2:10am
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
At 410 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms continuing to produce heavy rain across Montague and
northwest Cooke Counties. Radar estimates and rain gauge measurements
indicate between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen overnight. Flash
flooding is likely ongoing across the warned area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Bowie, Nocona, Muenster, St. Jo, Lake Nocona, Lake Muenster,
Sunset, Lake Amon G Carter, Hubert H Moss Lake, Nocona Hills,
Montague, Bonita, Mallard, Capps Corner, Forestburg, Belcherville,
Bulcher, Fruitland, Illinois Bend and Spanish Fort.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cooke, TX; Montague, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Fort Worth TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov