# Flood Warning: Cottle, TX; Motley, TX — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-14 21:27 ingested 2026-10-15 02:52

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Warning — Cottle, TX; Motley, TX
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Cottle County in northwestern Texas...
Southeastern Motley County in northwestern Texas...

* WHEN...Until 800 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Several roads
remain closed due to flooding. Low-water crossings are inundated
with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow
moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the
water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 927 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
significant rainfall accumulations from heavy rain due to
thunderstorms earlier on Wednesday evening. Flooding is already
occurring in the warned area. Up to 5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected over the next few hours.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Paducah, Swearingen, Chalk, Delwin and Hackberry.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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