⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Dawson, TX; Gaines, TX – Friday, October 30, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued October 30 at 7:02AM CDT until October 30 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

FFWMAF

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Dawson County in western Texas…
Gaines County in western Texas…

* Until 1000 AM CDT.

* At 702 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
showers producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and
2 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…
Lamesa, Seminole, Seagraves, Welch, Seagraves Airport, Gaines
County Airport, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Los Ybanez, McKenzie
Lake, Loop, Punkin Center, Gaines County Park, Arvana, Tenmile,
Hancock, Sparenberg, Paynes Corner and Key.

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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