UPDATE — Thursday, October 1, 1:35 AM CT: The Weather Service's overnight update keeps the warning for east-central Pecos and northeastern Terrell counties through 4:15 AM. Between an inch and a half and two and a half inches of rain have already fallen, with another half inch to an inch and a half possible, and the Weather Service calls this life-threatening flash flooding.

# Flash Flood Warning for Pecos and Terrell Counties Through 4:15 AM

**Sanderson, Texas —** The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Flash Flood Warning for east-central Pecos County and northeastern Terrell County through 4:15 AM Thursday.

**What is happening:** Thunderstorms producing heavy rain are moving through far southwestern Texas. At 1:09 AM, radar showed between half an inch and an inch and a half of rain had already fallen, and another half-inch to inch and a half is possible before sunrise. Flash flooding is already happening or about to begin.

**Local impacts:** Desert draws, low-water crossings, and stretches of rural road can go under water fast in this kind of storm. Small streams and normally dry washes may run high with little warning.

**What to do:**

- Turn around, don't drown — never drive through flooded roads. Most flood deaths happen in vehicles.

- Be extra careful at night, when it is harder to judge how deep water really is.

- If you come to a flooded road, back up and find another way.

*Source: National Weather Service, Midland/Odessa, Texas. Issued October 1, 2026.*