Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Beckham and northwestern Harmon counties, OK — Erick, expired 2:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service Norman Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Beckham and northwestern Harmon counties in Oklahoma, including Erick, expired at 2:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (12:30 a.m. PDT).
Ended: The Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Beckham and northwestern Harmon counties, including Erick (NWS Norman FF.W.0098), expired at 2:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (12:30 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 12:53 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 southwestern Beckham County and northwestern Harmon County, Oklahoma. Issued 11:23 p.m. CDT Tuesday, Oct. 13 (9:23 p.m. PDT). In effect until 2:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (12:30 a.m. PDT). NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 11:23 p.m. CDT, Doppler radar showed thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. NWS says 2 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: Erick.
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: 2:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (12:30 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.9c8f1d1daf898f2c6d14dc32a1df4f59e1698bc2.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 9:46 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Oct. 13. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Harmon County notices: https://noticenearby.com/ok/harmon
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261013-KOUN-FF-W-0098 · National Weather Service Norman OK.
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