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1 concurrent flood warnings across 1 counties
A severe flood outbreak struck Brewster County, TX on July 16, 2026, bringing water damage and mold risk to homes in the affected area.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 4,378,853 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Interactive affected-area map
Brewster County, TX · ≈ 6,800 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-16 22:23 UTC · snapshot 6 of 6
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Federal declaration FEMA
Emergency declaration: FLOODING (Texas)
FEMA EM-3649 — Flood, declared 2026-07-18.
- News Beverly Press & Park Labrea News
Repairs continue on massive water main break in West Hollywood
- Storm report NWS MAF storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 NW Midland, TX
Broadcast media relayed a picture from the public of flash flooding at the intersection of Wadley and Ward in Midland.
- Storm report NWS MAF storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Kermit, TX
Broadcast media relayed a picture from the public of flash flooding on roadways in Kermit.
Show 14 earlier updates
- NWS MAF storm report Storm report
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- SouthTexasNews.com News
Texas agriculture emergency declared as floods hit Goliad, Karnes, McMullen counties
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX Bulletin
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX Bulletin
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX Bulletin
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX Bulletin
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX Bulletin
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX Bulletin
- USA Today News
Where is the flooding in Texas? See counties impacted by storms
- Newsweek News
Map Shows Texas Counties Under Flood Alerts As Disaster Declarations Issued
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Andrews, TX +3Andrews, TX; Ector, TX; Martin, TX; Midland, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Andrews, TX +2Andrews, TX; Ector, TX; Winkler, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Brewster, TXBrewster, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Brewster, TXBrewster, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Crane, TX +5Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Loving, TX; Reeves, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Ector, TX +1Ector, TX; Midland, TXsevereEnded