⚠️ Flood Warning – Dickens, TX; King, TX – Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 14 at 9:23PM CDT until October 15 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected to
continue.

* WHERE…Eastern Dickens County in northwestern Texas…
King County in northwestern Texas…

* WHEN…Until 800 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water
crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect
many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several
hours for all the water from these storms to work through local
drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 921 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
significant rainfall accumulations from heavy rain due to
thunderstorms earlier on Wednesday evening. Flooding is already
occurring in the warned area. Up to 5 inches of rain have fallen.
– Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected over the next few hours.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Guthrie, Finney, Grow and Dumont.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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.