⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Loving, TX; Reeves, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 5:11PM CDT until July 16 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

FFWMAF

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
West Central Reeves County in southwestern Texas…
Northwestern Crane County in western Texas…
Southwestern Ector County in western Texas…
Southeastern Loving County in western Texas…
Ward County in western Texas…
Southern Winkler County in western Texas…

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 511 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. 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…
Monahans, Thorntonville, Pyote, Wickett, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport
and Monahans Sandhills State Park.

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.