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Flood Warning issued October 15 at 1:21PM CDT until October 15 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Flood Warning · Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Wilbarger, TX. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 18:21 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 18:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Norman OK · Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Wilbarger, TX
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 20:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 18:21 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 20:15 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Foard County in northern Texas... Southern Hardeman County in northern Texas... West Central Wilbarger County in northern Texas... * WHEN...Until 315 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 121 PM CDT, Flooding due to previous heavy rains is expected to continue in the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen in the last few hours and between 6 and 9 inches has fallen in the last 24 hours. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Crowell, Chillicothe, Margaret, Medicine Mound, Thalia, Lockett, Copper Breaks State Park and Rayland. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 18:32 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 15 at 1:21PM CDT until October 15 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 18:21 UTC

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      "onsetAt": "2026-10-15T18:21:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-15T20:15:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-15T20:15:00.000Z",
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