{"id":480146,"date":"2026-10-29T07:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480146\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T07:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:28:19","slug":"texas-faces-growing-flood-threat-as-tropical-depression-vance-sends-moisture-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480146\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas faces growing flood threat as Tropical Depression Vance sends moisture north"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE TAKEAWAY<\/p>\n

Tropical moisture will fuel days of rain across parts of Texas.<\/p>\n

A Level 1 out of 4 flash flood threat extends from northern Oklahoma into Central and West Texas.<\/p>\n

Rain will begin to taper by Saturday as moisture shifts north.<\/p>\n

TEXAS – Moisture from Tropical Depression Vance will stream north into Texas<\/a>, bringing days of tropical downpours and an increased flood<\/a> threat to parts of the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n

Rain will move into southwestern Texas Thursday before expanding northward into the northern part of the state later in the day.<\/p>\n

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Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms<\/a> will produce widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches, with isolated amounts reaching up to 3 inches.<\/p>\n

A Level 2 out of 4 flash flood<\/a> threat is in place from Del Rio<\/a> to Lubbock<\/a> on Thursday, with Flood Watches already issued for parts of West Texas.<\/p>\n

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This latest threat comes after Texas and much of the Southwest<\/a> endured multiple rounds of devastating flooding this year as Pacific moisture repeatedly surged inland, fueled in part by the brewing Super El Ni\u00f1o<\/a> and an active Pacific basin.<\/p>\n

\"In<\/p>\n

In an aerial view the Llano River is blocking Slab Road on October 2, 2026 in Kingsland, Texas. Heavy storms hit central Texas leaving some low lying areas flooded.<\/p>\n

Rain will continue spreading north across much of West and Central Texas on Friday before reaching parts of Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Level 1 out of 4 flash flood threat stretches from northern Oklahoma, and southward across Central and West Texas, including Oklahoma City<\/a>, San Antonio<\/a> and Fort Worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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By Friday night into Saturday morning, moisture will begin to wane as it shifts north, limiting rainfall to a few light showers across parts of the Midwest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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