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Flash Flood Warning issued October 15 at 11:46AM CDT until October 15 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

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

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 16:46 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 14:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Issuer / area
NWS Norman OK · Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Wilbarger, TX
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 16:46 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC

Archived official description

FFWOUN The National Weather Service in Norman has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Foard County in northern Texas... Southeastern Hardeman County in northern Texas... Northwestern Wilbarger County in northern Texas... * Until 130 PM CDT. * At 1146 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Vernon, Crowell, Chillicothe, Medicine Mound, Thalia, Margaret, Lockett, Odell, Fargo, Rayland and Copper Breaks State Park.

Instructions in this archived message

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

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    Flash Flood Warning issued October 15 at 9:07AM CDT until October 15 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

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    Flash Flood Warning issued October 15 at 11:46AM CDT until October 15 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

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    15 October 2026 at 14:07 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 16:46 UTC

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    15 October 2026 at 14:07 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 16:46 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    15 October 2026 at 14:07 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 16:46 UTC

    Message expiry
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    15 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC

    Forecast end
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    15 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC

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    15 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC

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    Official description
    Before

    FFWOUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Foard County in northern Texas... Southeastern Hardeman County in northern Texas... Northwestern Wilbarger County in northern Texas... * Until noon CDT. * At 907 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small …

    After

    FFWOUN The National Weather Service in Norman has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Foard County in northern Texas... Southeastern Hardeman County in northern Texas... Northwestern Wilbarger County in northern Texas... * Until 130 PM CDT. * At 1146 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small …

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.798e65f1879957f432fd963e15e63195b112886c.001.1

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8dd908cb92610fb04b381eb4b992bdd76a24fc1f.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 16:46 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 14:13 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 15 at 9:07AM CDT until October 15 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 14:07 UTC

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