South Texas Rainfall Tops 9 Inches, Flood Watch Allowed to Expire
National Weather Service gauges measured as much as 9.69 inches of rain in South Texas over the two days ending 3 p.m. CST Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, as a Flood Watch covering the region was allowed to expire at noon.
The heaviest total was recorded four miles south of Ben Bolt, in Jim Wells County, the National Weather Service's Corpus Christi office said in a corrected rainfall report, which listed two more gauges in the county that each measured 8.54 inches over the same span.
Across the Rio Grande Valley, the National Weather Service's Brownsville office measured 6.67 inches at Laguna Vista, in Cameron County, over the same two-day span, among two more gauges in its report that recorded between 5.94 and 6.46 inches.
NWS Corpus Christi had kept a Flood Watch in force across 20 South Texas counties and coastal zones, including Jim Wells County. The office let the watch expire at noon CST Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, saying "the widespread flooding threat has ended," though it added that "localized flooding will remain possible." Light to moderate rain was expected to continue through the afternoon.
