Sunday, November 8, 2026

South Central

TX, OK, LA, AR

Published 4:00 AM Central

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A Flood Watch from NWS Corpus Christi runs through Monday for South Texas from Laredo to the Coastal Bend, with 2 to 5 inches of rain expected and isolated 7 to 9 inches. In Deep Ellum, one man is charged over the Halloween shootings and police are still seeking other shooters.

Drops to Green if rain stays under the forecast totals and the watch ends Monday with no flash floodingGoes Orange if slow storms put 7 to 9 inches on Corpus Christi or Laredo and flash flooding closes roads

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South Texas: Flood Watch for Laredo to Corpus Christi through Monday

NWS Corpus Christi issued the Flood Watch at 12:34 a.m. CST Sunday; it runs through Monday morning (the code ends about noon Monday) for La Salle, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Goliad, Webb, Duval and Jim Wells counties plus Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas and Refugio and the barrier islands. The office expects widespread 2 to 5 inches and isolated 7 to 9 inches, with a risk of urban flooding where drainage is poor. The NWS Austin/San Antonio page, updated 2:46 a.m., calls for steady rain through early Tuesday with 1 to 4 inches and pockets to 6, and rates the flood threat low for most areas, with one highlighted area of higher concern. SPC expected no severe thunderstorms in the U.S. on Nov 7.

NWS Corpus Christi Flood Watch text (issued 12:34 a.m. CST Nov 8)NWS Austin/San Antonio office page (map updated 2:46 a.m. CST Nov 8)SPC Day 1 convective outlook (0600 UTC Nov 7)

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Deep Ellum shootings: one man charged, other shooters still sought

A 31-year-old man, named by the U.S. Attorney and the Dallas police chief as David Yancy (FOX 4), faces seven counts of aggravated assault in the Main Street shooting plus a federal felon-in-possession charge (FOX 4, Dallas Observer). A second man was arrested on a federal gun charge after allegedly pointing a gun at a crowd; officials did not call him a shooter. Police said four people were killed and 15 hurt in three shootings within about 75 minutes and are still looking for the other shooters. Operation Deep Cover, a federal, state and local effort, and added street closures and patrols were announced. No newer arrests were found in searches Nov 8 (coverage found runs to Nov 5-6).

FOX 4: Authorities announce update in Deep Ellum Halloween shooting case (Nov 5)CBS Texas: Dallas police, federal authorities warn Deep Ellum shooting suspects to surrender Dallas Observer: Dallas police arrest first suspected gunman in Deep Ellum shootings CBS Texas: Operation Deep Cover press conference (Nov 2)NBC 5 DFW: Dallas Halloween shootings leave 4 dead, 15 hurt

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Dallas: man shot, crashes onto DART tracks near Ledbetter Station (Nov 5)

Fox 4 and local reports said a driver was shot and crashed near East Ledbetter Drive and South Lancaster Road on Thursday Nov 5, ending up on DART tracks; he died at a hospital. No arrest or motive was reported. Blue Line service was disrupted with shuttle buses at the time; current service not checked.

Fox 4: Dallas shooting and crash near DART Ledbetter Station leaves 1 dead, 1 hospitalized

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Power & utilities

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No Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana or Arkansas outage story was found in news searches.

Weather & hazards

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Flood Watch for South Texas through Monday (NWS Corpus Christi), 2 to 5 inches with isolated 7 to 9.

Flood Watch for South Texas through Monday (NWS Corpus Christi), 2 to 5 inches with isolated 7 to 9. North Texas: no watches or warnings; Dallas cloudy near 72 Sunday, mostly sunny near 73 Monday (NWS Fort Worth). SPC expected no severe storms Nov 7. Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas offices were not individually checked; the Keyes, Okla., EF1 tornado is carried from Nov 3.

NWS Corpus Christi Flood Watch text (issued 12:34 a.m. CST Nov 8)NWS Fort Worth: Dallas forecast (issued 12:26 a.m. CST Nov 8)SPC Day 1 convective outlook (0600 UTC Nov 7)ABC7 Amarillo (as of Nov 3): EF1 tornado hits Keyes, Oklahoma

Travel & transport

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No closures were found for the southcentral states.

Health, water & safety

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Deep Ellum: one man charged, other shooters sought (police: 4 killed, 15 hurt).

Deep Ellum: one man charged, other shooters sought (police: 4 killed, 15 hurt). Dallas: fatal shooting and crash on DART tracks Nov 5. No other southcentral mass-casualty incident was found; Gun Violence Archive was not searched by state.

FOX 4: Authorities announce update in Deep Ellum Halloween shooting case (Nov 5)CBS Texas: Dallas police, federal authorities warn Deep Ellum shooting suspects to surrender Fox 4: Dallas shooting and crash near DART Ledbetter Station leaves 1 dead, 1 hospitalized Gun Violence Archive: Mass Shootings in 2026

Elsewhere Other regions and the world

NortheastYellow ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC No new Northeast disruption was found in Nov. SoutheastYellow VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY NWS Melbourne warnings in effect the evening of Nov. MidwestGreen OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS No Midwest storm or outage disruption was found; freeze alerts covered southeast Missouri and southern Illinois through Sunday morning. Mountain WestYellow MT, ID, WY, CO, UT, NV, AZ, NM Flood recovery continues in southwest Colorado: as of Nov 4-5, U.S. PacificGreen WA, OR, CA, AK, HI The LA/Long Beach watchmen's strike deadline was extended through Nov 20, so no strike started (Reuters, Nov 7). WorldOrange Global, as it affects Americans The Iran war still drives the world story that reaches American households: no US-Iran deal.

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