Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning for Beckham County, Oklahoma — Elk City, Sayre and Erick, expired 8 a.m. CDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service Norman Flash Flood Warning for Beckham County in western Oklahoma, including Elk City, Sayre and Erick, expired at 8 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (6 a.m. PDT). A larger warning still covers the county until 10:30 a.m. CDT.
Ended: The Flash Flood Warning for Beckham County, including Elk City, Sayre and Erick (NWS Norman FF.W.0102), expired at 8 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (6 a.m. PDT) and was not extended again. A larger NWS Norman Flash Flood Warning (FF.W.0106) still covers Beckham County until 10:30 a.m. CDT: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/ok-custer-flash-flood-warning-2026-10-14. It is no longer on the active NWS alert list (checked 6:53 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14). The details below are kept for the record. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?area=OK.
Extended: At 5:36 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14, the National Weather Service in Norman extended this Flash Flood Warning for Beckham County until 8 a.m. CDT (6 a.m. PDT). NWS now says 3 to 6 inches of rain have fallen, and up to 1 more inch is possible. A separate, larger NWS Flash Flood Warning issued at 7:21 a.m. CDT also covers Beckham County until 10:30 a.m. CDT: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/ok-custer-flash-flood-warning-2026-10-14. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d11d6c1be0c4006d92c15df7b82cb90f4ce4920c.001.1.
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service in Norman for Beckham County in western Oklahoma. Issued 3:22 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (1:22 a.m. PDT). In effect until 6 a.m. CDT Wednesday (4 a.m. PDT). NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 3:22 a.m. CDT, Doppler radar showed thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. NWS says 3 to 5 inches of rain have fallen, and up to 1 more inch is possible. Small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses and other low-lying or poorly drained areas can flood.
Places named by NWS: Elk City, Sayre, Erick, Carter, Texola, Delhi and Retrop.
What to do: Turn around, don't drown. Most flood deaths happen in vehicles. NWS says to be especially careful at night, when flooding is harder to see. Do not drive into flooded roads; find another route.
Until when: 6 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (4 a.m. PDT). This new warning follows two earlier NWS Norman Flash Flood Warnings for parts of Beckham County that have ended. NWS can extend or cancel the warning early, so check https://www.weather.gov/oun/ for updates.
Sources: National Weather Service Norman Flash Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.074f15d2a28bdd8b08cc035e387d8daa47ae9464.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 1:50 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Beckham County notices: https://noticenearby.com/ok/beckham
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261014-KOUN-FF-W-0102 · National Weather Service Norman OK.
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