⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Childress, TX – Saturday, July 18, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 5:41PM CDT until July 18 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Details

FFWLUB

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southeastern Childress County in the panhandle of Texas…

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to
2.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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 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…
Childress and Kirkland.

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.