Highway Flooding Reported as South Texas Warning Runs Until 4:30 P.M.

Update — November 8, 2026:

Local law enforcement reported flash flooding on Highways 141 and 281 in Kleberg County, according to a new National Weather Service warning issued at 1:23 p.m. CST Sunday.

The warning covers southeastern Duval, southwestern Jim Wells and western Kleberg counties until 4:30 p.m. CST. It reports 5–8 inches of rain and says flooding impacts will continue even though no additional rainfall was occurring at issuance.

Kingsville, Premont, Ricardo, Kingsville Naval Air Station, Riviera, La Gloria and Loyola Beach are among the listed locations. The warned area includes U.S. Highway 281 between mile markers 688 and 706 and U.S. Highway 77 between mile markers 690 and 708. Those corridor listings identify the warning’s coverage; the specifically reported highway flooding is described above.

This warning replaces the earlier three-county 1:15 p.m. expiration and western Kleberg 1:30 p.m. expiration below. Separate Cameron–Willacy and southeastern Kleberg warnings retain their own deadlines and areas. Rainfall totals from different bulletins should not be added together. Drivers should avoid flooded roads, the weather service advises.

Earlier Reporting:

Update — November 8, 2026, 1:10 p.m. Central:

New National Weather Service warnings cover Cameron and southeastern Willacy counties until 3:45 p.m. CST Sunday and southeastern Kleberg County until 3:30 p.m.

The Brownsville office’s 12:48 p.m. bulletin says flooding is already occurring in the Cameron–Willacy warned area after 2–4 inches of rain. Another 1–2.5 inches is possible. The warning lists Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito, Los Fresnos and South Padre Island among affected locations and says some low-water crossings are inundated and may be impassable. Inclusion does not establish that every listed place or road is flooded.

The Corpus Christi office’s separate 12:36 p.m. flash-flood warning covers southeastern Kleberg County, including Malaquite Beach. Radar indicated 1–3 inches of rain, with another 1–3 inches possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected shortly in that area.

These notices add newly specified warning areas to the earlier coverage below. Rainfall totals belong to their respective warning areas and should not be added together. The earlier central Nueces warning’s 12:45 p.m. expiration has passed; other earlier notices retain their stated end times. Drivers should avoid flooded roads, the agency advises.

Earlier Reporting:

Update — November 8, 2026:

The National Weather Service has extended the flash-flood warning for southeastern Duval, southwestern Jim Wells and northwestern Kleberg counties until 1:15 p.m. CST Sunday. Its 10:57 a.m. bulletin reports 4–7 inches of rain, with another half-inch to one inch possible. This replaces the earlier 11 a.m. expiration below.

A separate warning issued at 10:35 a.m. covers western Kleberg County until 1:30 p.m. CST. It includes Kingsville, Ricardo, Kingsville Naval Air Station and U.S. Highway 77 between mile markers 690 and 706. That area has received 2–5 inches, with another 1–3 inches possible. The totals apply to different warning areas and should not be added together.

Forecasters also issued a new warning for Oso Creek near Corpus Christi, anticipating moderate river flooding from Tuesday evening through Wednesday evening, November 10–11. The creek measured 6.7 feet at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, well below its 20-foot flood stage. The forecast calls for a rise above flood stage late Tuesday evening, a crest near 21.1 feet Wednesday morning and a fall below flood stage Wednesday evening.

The Oso Creek bulletin identifies secondary roads and low bridges near the creek as vulnerable at the 20-foot threshold. That is forecast impact guidance, not a report that the creek is currently at flood stage or that those crossings are already closed.

These notices add to the central Nueces flash-flood warning below, which retains its separate 12:45 p.m. Sunday expiration. Motorists should avoid flooded roads and follow subsequent local warnings.

Earlier Reporting:

Update — November 8, 2026:

A new flash-flood warning covers central Nueces County, including Corpus Christi, through 12:45 p.m. CST Sunday. The National Weather Service issued the warning at 9:43 a.m. after radar and automated gauges indicated 1–2 inches of rain. Another 2–4 inches is possible, with forecast rainfall rates of 1.5–2.5 inches in an hour.

The warned area includes Corpus Christi International Airport, downtown Corpus Christi, North Beach and Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. It also covers Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 9 and U.S. Highway 181 between mile markers 646 and 648. Inclusion identifies locations at risk; it does not confirm that each road or facility is flooded or closed.

A separate 9:48 a.m. update for the Duval–Jim Wells–Kleberg warned area raises the reported rainfall total to 4–7 inches, with another 1–2 inches possible. That warning continues through 11 a.m. CST. These area-specific totals supersede the earlier 2–5-inch reading below and should not be combined with Nueces County’s figures.

The agency says flash flooding is ongoing or expected shortly and advises drivers to avoid flooded roads. The Los Olmos Creek forecast and older notices below have their own coverage and validity periods.

Earlier Reporting:

Update — November 8, 2026:

A new National Weather Service flood advisory forecasts a rise on Los Olmos Creek near Falfurrias in Brooks County, Texas. The Brownsville office’s 8:12 a.m. CST Sunday bulletin projects a crest of 10.7 feet early Tuesday morning, November 10, below the listed 11-foot flood stage.

At 7:15 a.m. Sunday, the creek measured 1.2 feet. Action stage is 5.0 feet, which the forecast expects the creek to reach late Sunday night. The advisory runs from Sunday morning until further notice.

The agency’s impact guidance says water can cover the FM 1418 bridge at 9.0 feet and escape from the Los Olmos drainage into the Palo Blanco drainage at 10.0 feet. Those are stage-based forecast impacts, not confirmation that the bridge is flooded or closed at the current 1.2-foot reading.

This adds a specific creek forecast to the broader South Texas reporting below. The earlier flash-flood warning for parts of Duval, Jim Wells and Kleberg counties retains its separate 11 a.m. Sunday expiration.

Earlier Reporting:

Update — November 8, 2026:

A new flash-flood warning covers southeastern Duval, southwestern Jim Wells and northwestern Kleberg counties in Texas through 11 a.m. CST Sunday. The National Weather Service issued it at 7:57 a.m. and lists Kingsville, Benavides, Palito Blanco, San Jose, Ben Bolt, Rios and Cruz Calle among affected locations. It includes U.S. Highway 281 between mile markers 678 and 698.

Radar and automated gauges indicated 2–5 inches of rain had fallen in the newly warned area, with another 2–4 inches possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected shortly, according to the Corpus Christi office. These figures apply to this warning area and should not be added to the earlier bulletins’ totals below.

A separate Brownsville-office advisory covers southeastern Hidalgo County until 9:15 a.m. CST. Its 7:19 a.m. bulletin reported 0.5–1.5 inches of rain, with another 1–2 inches expected, and includes Weslaco, Alamo, Donna, Elsa and Progreso. That notice concerns minor flooding in low-lying and poorly drained areas, rather than the flash-flood warning farther north.

The weather service advises drivers to avoid flooded roads. Earlier notices retained below have their own coverage and end times; the new three-county warning continues beyond the earlier Duval warning’s 8 a.m. expiration.

Earlier Reporting:

Update — November 8, 2026, 7:04 a.m. Central:

A new flash-flood warning issued at 6:20 a.m. CST Sunday covers southern Duval County, Texas, including Benavides, Concepcion, Ramirez, Realitos, Rios and Cruz Calle. It runs until 8 a.m. CST November 8.

The National Weather Service’s Corpus Christi office said radar and automated gauges indicated 2–3 inches of rain had fallen in this newly warned area. Another 1–3 inches is possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected shortly, according to the bulletin, with impacts possible along creeks, streams, streets, highways, underpasses and other poorly drained places.

This notice adds a separately specified southern Duval warned area to the earlier southeastern Webb–southwestern Duval warning retained below. The figures are specific to each bulletin and should not be combined into a countywide rainfall total. The weather service advises motorists to turn around rather than enter flooded roads.

Earlier Reporting:

Update — November 8, 2026, 6:01 a.m. Central:

The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning at 5:04 a.m. CST Sunday for southeastern Webb County and southwestern Duval County in Texas. It runs until 8 a.m. CST and includes Oilton, Mirando City, Bruni, Aguilares and Ranchitos Las Lomas, as well as U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 790 and 816.

Radar and automated gauges indicated 1–3 inches of rain had fallen, with another 2–4 inches possible. The bulletin says flash flooding is ongoing or expected shortly, threatening small creeks, streams, roads, urban areas and underpasses. Motorists should turn around rather than drive onto flooded roads, the agency advises.

This warning is a new development beyond the earlier southeastern Webb flood advisory below. It covers a specified warned area rather than all of Webb or Duval counties. The separate Hidalgo advisory and broader four-county watch have their own coverage and end times.

Earlier Reporting:

Update — November 8, 2026, 5:06 a.m. Central:

New flood advisories cover south-central Hidalgo County until 7 a.m. CST and southeastern Webb County until 7:15 a.m. CST Sunday as thunderstorms bring heavy rain. These localized advisories are separate from the broader flood watch retained below for Brooks, Jim Hogg, Zapata and Starr counties.

At 5:01 a.m., the National Weather Service’s Brownsville office reported up to half an inch of rain in the Hidalgo advisory area, with another 1–2 inches expected. Its bulletin lists Mission, Pharr, Hidalgo and South McAllen among affected locations. Minor flooding in low-lying and poorly drained areas is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, according to the notice.

The Corpus Christi office issued the Webb County advisory at 4:09 a.m. after radar and automated gauges indicated 1–2 inches of rain. An additional 1–3 inches is forecast. The bulletin includes Laredo, Rio Bravo, El Cenizo, Aguilares, Mirando City and Bruni among locations at risk.

These rainfall figures apply to each advisory area, rather than a combined countywide total. The weather service warns drivers to avoid flooded roads and to take extra care before daylight, when flood hazards are harder to see.

Earlier Watch Reporting:

Update — November 7, 2026, 10:07 p.m. Central:

The National Weather Service expanded the South Texas flood watch to include Starr County at 9:50 p.m. CST Saturday, November 7. The added county remains under the watch through 9 a.m. Monday, November 9.

For Starr County, the Brownsville office forecasts 2–3 inches of rain, with locally 4 inches or more, between midnight and mid-morning Sunday. A second round Sunday night into early Monday could bring another 1–3 inches, with locally 4 inches or more possible.

Those Starr County amounts differ from the earlier forecast for Brooks, Jim Hogg and Zapata counties retained below. They should not be treated as a single uniform total across the four-county area.

Forecasters warn that runoff could flood rivers, creeks, streams, low-lying land and urban drainage areas. The watch describes possible flooding rather than confirmed inundation throughout Starr County. The agency urges people to monitor subsequent warnings and prepare to act if flooding develops.

Earlier Reporting — November 7 Morning Watch:

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch Saturday for Brooks, Jim Hogg and Zapata counties in South Texas, forecasting two rounds of heavy rainfall from Saturday night into Monday morning.

The watch begins at 6 p.m. Central Standard Time November 7 and continues through 9 a.m. Monday, November 9. The Brownsville office issued the notice at 11:34 a.m. CST Saturday.

Forecasters expect the first round mainly between midnight and mid-morning Sunday. That period could bring 1 to 2 inches of rain, with locally 3 inches or more.

A second round Sunday night into early Monday could add another 1 to 3 inches, with locally 4 inches or more. The agency also identifies periods when rain could fall at rates near 2 inches per hour for two hours. Those figures describe separate forecast windows and locally higher totals, rather than a uniform rainfall amount across all three counties.

The bulletin highlights flood-prone areas around Zapata, Hebbronville and Falfurrias. It identifies locations along state highways 16, 359 and 285, including Medina Addition in Zapata, among the areas of concern.

Excess runoff could flood arroyos, streams, low-lying land and urban areas with poor drainage. Debris could obstruct storm drains and ditches, while some arroyos could overflow where the heaviest rain falls.

A watch indicates that flooding is possible. The weather service advises people in vulnerable locations to monitor later forecasts and be prepared to act if flooding develops or warnings are issued.

Sources: National Weather Service Brownsville — November 7 flood watch. NWS Brownsville — November 7, 9:50 p.m. Starr County expansion: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a22212e9b8c208dab51c4278c5a521384981dcdb.001.1 NWS Brownsville — South-Central Hidalgo County Flood Advisory, November 8, 5:01 a.m. CST: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53fe3b368805d5b18eaf56cfd5c07633386cf79a.001.1 NWS Corpus Christi — Southeastern Webb County Flood Advisory, November 8, 4:09 a.m. CST: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.20a568c063ef0392075e2020766896922c813f82.001.1 NWS Corpus Christi — Webb and Duval Flash-Flood Warning, November 8, 5:04 a.m. CST: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.00f78f12c4311b857c6712793ec57bcf5e75c526.001.1 NWS Corpus Christi — Southern Duval Flash-Flood Warning, November 8, 6:20 a.m. CST: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ddc1280294ad94e2f9cc6a2a450fc2c85c0b4d09.001.1 NWS Corpus Christi — Duval, Jim Wells and Kleberg Flash Flood Warning, November 8, 7:57 a.m. CST: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e41c318530fffbc88f0067c4c3b7e5d904663873.001.1 NWS Brownsville — Southeastern Hidalgo Flood Advisory, November 8, 7:19 a.m. CST: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7dc5c004704c51c074675021fd6887ee3a1f99f9.001.1 NWS — November 8 Los Olmos Creek advisory: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9c7a6d2aa6f6ccaf098e6db729e235553c7a2eb.001.1 NWS Brownsville — November 8, 12:48 p.m. CST Cameron and Willacy Flood Warning: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fe728889ea11056054c6acea76ab481a0228975.001.1 NWS Corpus Christi — November 8, 12:36 p.m. CST Southeastern Kleberg Flash-Flood Warning: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.516b2a9713fbc415dc708e4cda499218d4dc6780.001.1 NWS Corpus Christi — November 8, 1:23 p.m. CST Three-County Flash-Flood Warning: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2171bc9d72a35fe8e257f7f8a0d09f9a1e3d7c2.001.1