⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Hall, TX; Motley, TX – Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued October 14 at 9:08AM CDT until October 14 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Details

FFWLUB

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Northwestern Cottle County in northwestern Texas…
Northern Motley County in northwestern Texas…
Northwestern Childress County in the panhandle of Texas…
Hall County in the panhandle of Texas…

* Until noon CDT.

* At 908 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
showers and thunderstorms producing moderate rain across the warned
area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen this morning.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned
area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by showers and 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…
Memphis, Northfield, Estelline, Lakeview and Plaska Community.

Instructions

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

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