Local brief
Flash Flood Warning: Northwestern Wilbarger County, Texas — until noon CDT Thursday
National Weather Service Norman issued a Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Wilbarger County, Texas, until noon CDT Thursday, Oct. 15. NWS says between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen and flash flooding is ongoing or expected shortly.
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning (FF.W.0118) from the National Weather Service in Norman, Okla., for northwestern Wilbarger County in northern Texas. The same warning also covers central Foard, southeastern Hardeman and northwestern Wilbarger counties. Issued 9:07 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 15 (7:07 a.m. PDT). In effect until noon CDT Thursday, Oct. 15 (10 a.m. PDT).
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 9:07 a.m. CDT, NWS said Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen, and additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Hazard: flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. Impact: flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, and other poor-drainage and low-lying areas.
Places named by NWS in the warning: Vernon, Crowell, Chillicothe, Medicine Mound, Thalia, Margaret, Lockett, Odell, Fargo, Rayland and Copper Breaks State Park.
What to do: NWS says turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads; most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Until when: noon CDT Thursday, Oct. 15 (10 a.m. PDT). NWS can cancel early, extend or issue a new warning, so check https://www.weather.gov/oun/ for updates.
Sources: National Weather Service Norman OK Flash Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.798e65f1879957f432fd963e15e63195b112886c.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 7:44 a.m. PDT Thursday, Oct. 15. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Wilbarger County notices: https://noticenearby.com/tx/wilbarger
Notice Nearby on X: https://x.com/NoticeNearYou/status/2110744632812609816
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261015-KOUN-FF-W-0118-WILBARGER · National Weather Service Norman OK.
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