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Flood Watch issued October 14 at 10:01PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Flood Watch · Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Pawnee; Tulsa; Rogers; Creek; Western Osage; Northeast Osage; Southeast Osage. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 03:01 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 19:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Tulsa OK · Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Pawnee; Tulsa; Rogers; Creek; Western Osage; Northeast Osage; Southeast Osage
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 03:01 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Oklahoma, including the following areas, Craig, Creek, Northeast Osage, Nowata, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Southeast Osage, Tulsa, Washington and Western Osage. * WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several more rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some with very heavy rainfall rates, are expected through Thursday morning. Additional rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are likely in the watch area, with a few locations receiving storm totals as high as 5 inches by noon Thursday. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions in this archived message

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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    Before

    Flood Watch issued October 14 at 2:07PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

    After

    Flood Watch issued October 14 at 10:01PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 19:07 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 03:01 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 19:07 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 03:01 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 19:07 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 03:01 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

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    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    … the following areas, Craig, Creek, Northeast Osage, Nowata, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Southeast Osage, Tulsa, Washington OK and Western Osage. * WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,…

    After

    … the following areas, Craig, Creek, Northeast Osage, Nowata, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Southeast Osage, Tulsa, Washington and Western Osage. * WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.acce6dd7a9c79067c0e3257e60be5b88b465e2b1.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.96f7c7cd47f17cb35ef8d3ae298cd14f27758392.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 03:01 UTC

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 19:13 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flood Watch issued October 14 at 2:07PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 19:07 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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