Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning for southeastern Beckham and northwestern Greer counties, OK — expired 3:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service Norman Flash Flood Warning for southeastern Beckham and northwestern Greer counties in Oklahoma, including Elk City and Sayre, expired at 3:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (1:30 a.m. PDT).
Ended: The Flash Flood Warning for southeastern Beckham and northwestern Greer counties (NWS Norman FF.W.0099) expired at 3:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (1:30 a.m. PDT). The National Weather Service in Norman did not extend it, and it is no longer on the active NWS alert list (checked 1:50 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14). The details below are kept for the record. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?area=OK.
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service in Norman for southeastern Beckham County and northwestern Greer County, Oklahoma. Issued 12:20 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (10:20 p.m. PDT Tuesday). In effect until 3:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday (1:30 a.m. PDT). NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 12:20 a.m. CDT, Doppler radar showed thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. NWS says 1 to 4 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, Sayre, Carter, 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: 3:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (1:30 a.m. PDT). 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.2536af181b117a5547edd69a4a9ba0d9917b41c0.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 10:53 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Oct. 13. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Greer County notices: https://noticenearby.com/ok/greer
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261013-KOUN-FF-W-0099 · National Weather Service Norman OK.
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