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State: TX Total alerts: 22 Updated: May 10, 2026 11:52pm CDT

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Bell, TX
Flash Flood Warning issued May 10 at 11:51PM CDT until May 11 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding of low lying and/or poor drainage areas may continue for a few hours until the water has had a chance to recede. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Bell, TX
Flash Flood Warning issued May 10 at 11:51PM CDT until May 11 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding of low lying and/or poor drainage areas may continue for a few hours until the water has had a chance to recede. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Washington; Colorado; Austin
Special Weather Statement issued May 10 at 11:48PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

At 1148 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Industry to Hallettsville. Movement was southeast at 35 around mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Sealy, Columbus, Eagle Lake, Shelby, Weimar, Industry, Sheridan, Altair, Frelsburg, New Ulm, Rock Island, and Cat Spring.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Austin, TX; Washington, TX
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 10 at 11:43PM CDT until May 11 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

SVRHGX The National Weather Service in League City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Austin County in southeastern Texas... Central Washington County in southeastern Texas... * Until 1215 AM CDT. * At 1143 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burton, or near Brenham, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Brenham, Burton, and Quarry.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Area
Atascosa, TX; Bastrop, TX; Caldwell, TX; DeWitt, TX; Dimmit, TX; Fayette, TX; Frio, TX; Gonzales, TX; Guadalupe, TX; Karnes, TX; Lavaca, TX; Lee, TX; Maverick, TX; Wilson, TX; Zavala, TX
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 10 at 11:28PM CDT until May 11 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 197 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ATASCOSA BASTROP CALDWELL DEWITT DIMMIT FAYETTE FRIO GONZALES GUADALUPE KARNES LAVACA LEE MAVERICK WILSON ZAVALA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BASTROP, CARRIZO SPRINGS, CRYSTAL CITY, CUERO, EAGLE PASS, FLORESVILLE, GIDDINGS, GONZALES, HALLETTSVILLE, KARNES CITY, LA GRANGE, LOCKHART, PEARSALL, PLEASANTON, AND SEGUIN.

Flood Advisory

Area
Milam, TX
Flood Advisory issued May 10 at 11:28PM CDT until May 11 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of central Texas, including the following county, Milam. * WHEN...Until 100 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - emergency management reported flooding near Rockdale. Low lying and/or poor drainage areas will continue to experience minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are forecast. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Rockdale, Thorndale, Rogers, Buckholts, Alcoa Lake, Yarrelton, Sharp, San Gabriel, Praesel, Minerva, Pettibone, Davilla and Val Verde.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Dimmit, TX; Maverick, TX
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 10 at 11:27PM CDT until May 11 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

SVREWX The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Maverick County in south central Texas... Southwestern Dimmit County in south central Texas... * Until 1230 AM CDT. * At 1127 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest of Chupadera Ranch Airport, or 15 miles southeast of El Indio, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Maverick and southwestern Dimmit Counties.

Flood Advisory

Area
Brazos, TX; Burleson, TX; Washington, TX
Flood Advisory issued May 10 at 11:22PM CDT until May 11 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following counties, Brazos, Burleson and Washington. * WHEN...Until 230 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1122 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Brenham, Somerville, Snook, Burton, Lake Somerville Dam, Quarry, Lyons and Independence. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Atascosa, TX; Dimmit, TX; Frio, TX; Karnes, TX; Wilson, TX; Zavala, TX
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 10 at 11:21PM CDT until May 11 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

At 1121 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sutherland Springs to 10 miles northwest of Zella to near Catarina, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pleasanton, Floresville, Crystal City, Carrizo Springs, Jourdanton, Dilley, Poteet, Kenedy, Karnes City, Poth, Charlotte, Stockdale, Big Wells, Christine, Kosciusko, Campbellton, La Vernia, Asherton, Runge, and Falls City.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Lee, TX
Flash Flood Warning issued May 10 at 11:16PM CDT until May 11 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

FFWEWX The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Lee County in south central Texas... * Until 215 AM CDT. * At 1116 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4.5 inches of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lake Somerville State Park & Trailway and Loebau.

Flood Warning

Area
Hunt, TX
Flood Warning issued May 10 at 11:16PM CDT until May 11 at 9:49PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

...The National Weather Service in Fort Worth TX has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... Cowleech Fork Sabine River At Greenville affecting Hunt County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville. * WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Moderate out of bank flooding will occur. A few rural roads closures will be needed along the river reach. Moderate flooding will occur along the river through Greenville. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.8 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Guadalupe; Caldwell; Wilson; Karnes; Gonzales; De Witt; Lavaca
Special Weather Statement issued May 10 at 11:07PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

At 1107 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Waelder to 9 miles north of Smiley to Stockdale. Movement was southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Seguin, Cibolo, Cuero, Gonzales, Yoakum, Luling, Hallettsville, Yorktown, Shiner, Moulton, McQueeney, Nixon, Waelder, Kingsbury, Smiley, New Berlin, Nordheim, Sublime, Cheapside, and Hochheim.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Bee, TX; Duval, TX; Goliad, TX; La Salle, TX; Live Oak, TX; McMullen, TX; Webb, TX
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 10 at 10:52PM CDT until May 11 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

SVRCRP The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Duval County in south central Texas... La Salle County in south central Texas... Northern Webb County in south central Texas... McMullen County in south central Texas... Northwestern Goliad County in south central Texas... Northwestern Live Oak County in south central Texas... Northwestern Bee County in south central Texas... * Until midnight CDT. * At 1051 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Berlin to near Goldfinch to 7 miles northeast of Las Vegas to 12 miles south of El Indio, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Cotulla, George West, Three Rivers, Encinal, Tilden, Choke Canyon, Cross, Columbia Bridge, Fort Ewell Site, Weesatche, Artesia Wells, Calliham, Gardendale, Karon, Zella, Pawnee, Simmons, Ray Point, Charco, and Callaghan. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 21 and 81. Interstate 37 between mile markers 60 and 83. US Highway 281 between mile markers 618 and 630. US Highway 181 between mile markers 572 and 578. US Highway 83 between mile markers 668 and 696.

Flood Advisory

Area
Hays, TX; Travis, TX
Flood Advisory issued May 10 at 10:49PM CDT until May 11 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following counties, Hays and Travis. * WHEN...Until 115 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1049 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to earlier thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Austin, Pflugerville, Buda, Austin Bergstrom Int Airport, Tanglewood Forest, Windemere, Manor, Mustang Ridge, Niederwald, Onion Creek, Shady Hollow, Hornsby Bend, Manchaca, San Leanna, Webberville, Creedmoor, Del Valle, Pilot Knob, McKinney Falls State Park and Garfield. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Advisory

Area
Bexar, TX
Flood Advisory issued May 10 at 10:38PM CDT until May 11 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following county, Bexar. * WHEN...Until 145 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1038 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... San Antonio, Schertz, Cibolo, Converse, Universal City, Live Oak, Selma, San Antonio Int Airport, Stinson Municipal Airport, Randolph AFB, Leon Valley, Helotes, Fair Oaks Ranch, Kirby, Alamo Heights, Windcrest, Terrell Hills, Bulverde, Shavano Park and Hollywood Park. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Area
Aransas, TX; Bee, TX; Calhoun, TX; Duval, TX; Goliad, TX; Jim Wells, TX; Kleberg, TX; La Salle, TX; Live Oak, TX; McMullen, TX; Nueces, TX; Refugio, TX; San Patricio, TX; Victoria, TX; Webb, TX
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 10 at 10:36PM CDT until May 11 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 198 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN SOUTH TEXAS ARANSAS BEE CALHOUN DUVAL GOLIAD JIM WELLS KLEBERG LA SALLE LIVE OAK MCMULLEN NUECES REFUGIO SAN PATRICIO VICTORIA WEBB THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALICE, ARANSAS PASS, BEEVILLE, BENAVIDES, CALLIHAM, CORPUS CHRISTI, COTULLA, CROSS, FLOUR BLUFF, FREER, FULTON, GEORGE WEST, GOLIAD, HOLIDAY BEACH, INGLESIDE, KINGSVILLE, LAREDO, LOMA ALTA, LOYOLA BEACH, MAGNOLIA BEACH, MATHIS, ORANGE GROVE, PORT LAVACA, PORTLAND, REALITOS, REFUGIO, RICARDO, RIVIERA, ROCKPORT, SAN DIEGO, SINTON, TAFT, THREE RIVERS, TILDEN, TYNAN, VICTORIA, AND WOODSBORO.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Area
Austin, TX; Brazoria, TX; Brazos, TX; Burleson, TX; Colorado, TX; Fort Bend, TX; Galveston, TX; Grimes, TX; Harris, TX; Jackson, TX; Matagorda, TX; Montgomery, TX; Waller, TX; Washington, TX; Wharton, TX
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 10 at 10:28PM CDT until May 11 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 198 in effect until 5 AM CDT Monday for the following areas In Texas this watch includes 15 counties In south central Texas Jackson In southeast Texas Austin Brazoria Brazos Burleson Colorado Fort Bend Galveston Grimes Harris Matagorda Montgomery Waller Washington Wharton This includes the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Bay City, Bellville, Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell, Clute, College Station, Columbus, Conroe, Dickinson, Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, First Colony, Freeport, Friendswood, Galveston, Ganado, Hempstead, Houston, Lake Jackson, League City, Mission Bend, Missouri City, Navasota, Palacios, Pearland, Pecan Grove, Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Somerville, Sugar Land, Texas City, The Woodlands, Waller, Weimar, and Wharton.

Flood Advisory

Area
Burnet, TX; Travis, TX; Williamson, TX
Flood Advisory issued May 10 at 10:26PM CDT until May 11 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following counties, Burnet, Travis and Williamson. * WHEN...Until 1215 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1024 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to earlier thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Georgetown, Bertram, Serenada, Leander, Bartlett, Liberty Hill, Jarrell, Florence, Weir, Andice, Mahomet, Sun City, Georgetown Dam, Briggs, Joppa, Shady Grove, Oatmeal, Seward Junction, Theon and Walburg. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Advisory

Area
Lee, TX
Flood Advisory issued May 10 at 10:11PM CDT until May 11 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following county, Lee. * WHEN...Until 115 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1011 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Giddings, Dime Box, Lake Somerville State Park & Trailway, Loebau and Lincoln. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Advisory

Area
Polk, TX
Flood Advisory issued May 10 at 10:08PM CDT until May 11 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following county, Polk. * WHEN...Until 115 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1008 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Livingston, Goodrich, Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, West Livingston and Leggett. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Advisory

Area
Brazos, TX; Burleson, TX; Grimes, TX; Montgomery, TX; Walker, TX; Washington, TX
Flood Advisory issued May 10 at 9:19PM CDT until May 11 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following counties, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker and Washington. * WHEN...Until 1230 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 919 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southeastern College Station, Navasota, Montgomery, Millican, Anderson, Roans Prairie, Richards, Carlos, Dacus and Wellborn. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

High Wind Warning

Area
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
High Wind Warning issued May 10 at 1:26PM MDT until May 11 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...Until 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers.

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