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Flash Flood Warning issued October 14 at 4:35AM CDT until October 14 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Flash Flood Warning · Custer, OK; Washita, OK. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 09:35 UTC
First saved by us: 14 October 2026 at 09:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 14 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Norman OK · Custer, OK; Washita, OK
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 14 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 14 October 2026 at 09:35 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

FFWOUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Custer County in western Oklahoma... Northern Washita County in western Oklahoma... * Until 800 AM CDT. * At 435 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 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... Weatherford, Clinton, Cordell, Burns Flat, Arapaho, Dill City, Canute, Corn, Custer City, Bessie, Foss, Foss Reservoir, Retrop and Stafford.

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

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14 October 2026 at 09:43 UTC

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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 14 at 4:35AM CDT until October 14 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 09:35 UTC

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