Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning: Seminole, Wewoka and Konawa area, Oklahoma — Seminole, Pottawatomie, Pontotoc, McClain and Garvin counties until 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Norman issued a Flash Flood Warning at 11:05 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14, for parts of Seminole, Pottawatomie, Pontotoc, McClain and Garvin counties in Oklahoma, including Seminole, Wewoka, Konawa and Wynnewood, until 2 p.m. CDT. NWS says 2 to 3 inches of rain have fallen.
Ended: Flash Flood Warning FF.W.0109 from the National Weather Service in Norman expired at 2 p.m. CDT (noon PDT). Any other active Oklahoma warnings: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/oklahoma-flash-flooding-roundup-2026-10-14
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service in Norman for central Seminole County, south central Pottawatomie County, northwestern Pontotoc County, eastern McClain County and northeastern Garvin County in Oklahoma. Issued 11:05 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (9:05 a.m. PDT). In effect until 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (12 p.m. PDT). NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 11:05 a.m. CDT, Doppler radar showed thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. NWS says 2 to 3 inches of rain have fallen, and 1 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: Seminole, Wewoka, Wynnewood, Stratford, Konawa, Byng, Bowlegs, Vanoss and Lima.
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 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (12 p.m. PDT). Other NWS Norman Flash Flood Warnings are in effect nearby, including for the Norman, Moore and Chickasha area: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/ok-cleveland-flash-flood-warning-2026-10-14. 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.ede281b7920950c999a62f319508bb29a3a08fa8.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 9:12 a.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Seminole County notices: https://noticenearby.com/ok/seminole
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261014-KOUN-FF-W-0109 · National Weather Service Norman OK.
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