
Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning extended: western Oklahoma — Elk City, Weatherford, Clinton and Sayre until 12:30 p.m. CDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Norman extended the Flash Flood Warning for Beckham, Custer and Washita counties and parts of Greer, Harmon, Kiowa and Roger Mills counties in western and southwestern Oklahoma until 12:30 p.m. CDT (10:30 a.m. PDT) Wednesday, Oct. 14. NWS says 3 to 10 inches of rain have fallen.
Ended: Flash Flood Warning FF.W.0106 from the National Weather Service in Norman no longer on the NWS active alert list at 10:23 a.m. PDT, before its scheduled end of 12:30 p.m. CDT (10:30 a.m. PDT). Any other active Oklahoma warnings: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/oklahoma-flash-flooding-roundup-2026-10-14
Continued: At 11:40 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14, the National Weather Service in Norman continued this Flash Flood Warning for Beckham, Custer, Greer, Kiowa, Roger Mills and Washita counties until 12:30 p.m. CDT (10:30 a.m. PDT). NWS says the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Elk City, Clinton, Custer City and Cordell, 3 to 10 inches of rain have fallen, flooding impacts will continue, and no additional rainfall is expected in this update. Do not drive on flooded roads. Verified on the active NWS alert list at 9:57 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.633faa53c4e05051ac513e2c7bd0cd0bd30f4ec5.002.1.
Extended: At 10:17 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14, the National Weather Service in Norman extended this Flash Flood Warning until 12:30 p.m. CDT (10:30 a.m. PDT). NWS says the public reported heavy rain in Elk City, Clinton, Custer City and Cordell, and 3 to 10 inches of rain have fallen. Little to no rain is expected in the next several hours, but more rain is likely this afternoon and tonight, and NWS says flash flooding impacts will continue. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5bad9e22e4984bab9b5d85e425a670ee81e815ce.001.1
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service in Norman for all of Beckham, Custer and Washita counties, northwestern Greer County, northern Harmon County, northern Kiowa County and southern Roger Mills County in western and southwestern Oklahoma. Issued 7:21 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (5:21 a.m. PDT). In effect until 10:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (8:30 a.m. PDT). NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 7:21 a.m. CDT, Doppler radar and rain gauges showed thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. NWS says 2 to 7 inches of rain have fallen, and up to 2 more inches are 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, Weatherford, Clinton, Sayre, Cordell, Burns Flat, Thomas, Erick, Sentinel, Arapaho, Mountain View, Hammon, Dill City, Canute, Corn, Custer City, Butler, Carter, Bessie and Rocky.
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: 10:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (8:30 a.m. PDT). This warning covers areas that were under earlier NWS Norman Flash Flood Warnings overnight for Beckham, Custer and Washita counties. 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.25fcbed9b80125f7a3f6e1d76abd807118ee83ed.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 5:48 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Custer County notices: https://noticenearby.com/ok/custer
See all active Oklahoma warnings: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/oklahoma-flash-flooding-roundup-2026-10-14
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261014-KOUN-FF-W-0106 · National Weather Service Norman OK.
This is a Notice Nearby local brief — an in-house explainer written from a government-posted notice on this register. It is not official minutes, not a newspaper story, and not Legal Publication.
