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Texas Hazards

Live weather alerts, flooding, wildfires, drought and earthquakes in Texas, with links to its disaster history.

Collected automatically and may be delayed. Not an official warning. In an emergency, call 911.

Weather alerts by hazard

Alert details
  • Flood 2
  • Coastal 2

Rivers at or near flood stage

National
  • Minor floodingRio Grande 5 miles SE of PresidioTXStage 9.62 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:15 PM CDT · forecast crest 9.6 ft around 10/27/2026, 1:00 AM CDT · NWS office MAF
  • Forecast: Minor floodingRio Grande at Presidio International BridgeTXStage 42.08 ft at 10/26/2026, 3:30 PM CDT · forecast crest 16 ft around 10/27/2026, 1:00 AM CDT · NWS office MAF
  • Forecast: Near flood stageCanadian River at AmarilloTXStage 1.7 ft at 10/26/2026, 11:00 PM CDT · forecast crest 6.3 ft around 10/28/2026, 7:00 AM CDT · NWS office AMA
  • Near flood stageNeches River at Saltwater BarrierTXStage 3.44 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:15 PM CDT · forecast crest 3.5 ft around 10/27/2026, 1:00 AM CDT · NWS office LCH
  • Forecast: Near flood stagePalo Duro Creek at SpearmanTXStage 4.01 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:30 PM CDT · forecast crest 15 ft around 10/27/2026, 7:00 PM CDT · NWS office AMA
  • Forecast: Near flood stageRio Grande at Boquillas CrossingTXStage 8.01 ft at 10/26/2026, 11:00 PM CDT · forecast crest 10.4 ft around 10/27/2026, 7:00 AM CDT · NWS office MAF
  • Near flood stageRio Grande at Johnson RanchTXStage 12.4 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:15 PM CDT · forecast crest 14.5 ft around 10/27/2026, 1:00 AM CDT · NWS office MAF
  • Near flood stageTide Station (LCH) at Rainbow BridgeTXStage 2.21 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:54 PM CDT · forecast crest 2.21 ft around 10/30/2026, 3:00 AM CDT · NWS office LCH
  • Near flood stageTide Station (LCH) at Texas PointTXStage 2.83 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:54 PM CDT · forecast crest 3.73 ft around 10/27/2026, 6:00 PM CDT · NWS office LCH

Active wildfires

National

No active wildfires reported in Texas.

Drought

National

Drought statistics for Texas are temporarily unavailable.

Drought by county (234 of 254 counties in drought)

Earthquakes in the last 30 days

Magnitude 2.5 and up

National
  • 27 mi SSW of Terlingua, TexasM3.0 · 10/26/2026
  • 36 mi S of Whites City, New MexicoM2.6 · 10/26/2026
  • 5 mi W of Hallettsville, TexasM2.7 · 10/25/2026
  • 10 mi SSW of Jal, New MexicoM2.6 · 10/21/2026
  • 31 mi NW of Toyah, TexasM2.5 · 10/21/2026
  • 30 mi NW of Toyah, TexasM3.8 · 10/21/2026
  • 10 mi SSW of Jal, New MexicoM2.6 · 10/21/2026
  • 35 mi S of Whites City, New MexicoM2.5 · 10/21/2026
  • 35 mi S of Whites City, New MexicoM2.8 · 10/21/2026
  • 12 mi ESE of Pearsall, TexasM2.5 · 10/20/2026

History

NOAA records

Full history

Hurricanes and tropical storms

  • Beryl (2024), Category 5 at peak
  • Harold (2023)
  • Nicholas (2021), Category 1 at peak
  • Beta (2020)
  • Hanna (2020), Category 1 at peak
  • Imelda (2019)

Notable storms in the last 10 years

  • Flash Flood, Harris (08/27/2017), 38 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Galveston (08/27/2017), 6 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Fort Bend (08/27/2017), 3 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Montgomery (08/28/2017), 4 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Jefferson (08/27/2017), 5 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Brazoria (08/27/2017)