Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 15 at 2:29PM CDT until October 20 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 15, 2026 - 12:29pm
Expires:
October 16, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Beaver Creek near Electra affecting Wilbarger and Wichita Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Beaver Creek near Electra.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night to late Monday night.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Flood levels up to 2 feet in depth cover
farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas
facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County
and southwestern Wichita County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 18.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 22.8 feet tomorrow morning. It
will then fall to 19.4 feet early Saturday morning. It will rise
above flood stage early Sunday morning to 25.7 feet early Monday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 230 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Norman OK
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov