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Flood Warning issued October 15 at 9:39AM CDT until October 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Flood Warning · Pottawatomie, OK; Seminole, OK. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 15 October 2026 at 14:39 UTC
- First saved by us
- 15 October 2026 at 14:43 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 · Pottawatomie, OK; Seminole, OK
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 16 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 15 October 2026 at 15:03 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
Archived official description
...The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Little River near Tecumseh affecting Seminole and Pottawatomie Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little River near Tecumseh. * WHEN...Until this evening. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flooding to depths of 1 foot occurs over croplands... pastures... and rural roads along the river. The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near Bowlegs in western Seminole County. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 12.1 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 945 PM CDT.
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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 14:43 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 15 at 9:39AM CDT until October 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 14:39 UTC
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