This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
1 concurrent flood warnings — 5 counties affected
This is a severe-significance flood outbreak event affecting Bowie County, TX; Sevier County, AR; Howard County, AR; Pike County, AR; Red River County, TX, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 797,388 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 5 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
Bowie County, TX; Sevier County, AR; Howard County, AR; Pike County, AR; Red River County, TX · ≈ 1,200 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-08 18:47 UTC · snapshot 5 of 5
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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.
- Storm report NWS LZK storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 NNE Highland, AR
Video shows water over roadway on Nathan Road.
- Bulletin NWS Shreveport LA
Flash Flood Warning issued
Miller, AR; Bowie, TX
- Bulletin NWS Shreveport LA
Flash Flood Warning issued
Howard, AR; Sevier, AR
- Bulletin NWS Shreveport LA
Flash Flood Warning issued
McCurtain, OK; Bowie, TX; Red River, TX
Show 11 earlier updates
- NWS Shreveport LA Bulletin
- NWS Little Rock AR Bulletin
- Observer-Reporter News
- WKYT News
With more rain on the way, how is Lexington making sure storm drains are clear?
- San Antonio Express-News News
Hill Country official who pushed for flood sirens dies after cancer battle
- KOMU 8 News
LIVE UPDATES: Mother and child rescued from floodwater in Howard County
- wtsp.com News
Tampa City Council to hold meeting about $100 million flood project affecting South Howard Avenue
- kens5.com News
Farmers looking out for farmers: State expands recovery resources after floods
- WPXI News
- WTAE News
Heavy rainfall results in flooding, cleanup in Washington County
- KOMU 8 News
First Alert Weather Day: Localized flash flooding possible overnight into Thursday morning
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 — Howard, ARHoward, ARsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Howard, AR +1Howard, AR; Sevier, ARsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — McCurtain, OK +2McCurtain, OK; Bowie, TX; Red River, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Miller, AR +1Miller, AR; Bowie, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Pike, ARPike, ARsevereEnded