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Flood Warning issued October 14 at 7:12PM CDT until October 14 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Flood Warning · Canadian, OK; Cleveland, OK; Grady, OK; Kingfisher, OK; Logan, OK; McClain, OK; Oklahoma, OK. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 00:12 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 17:58 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Issuer / area
NWS Norman OK · Canadian, OK; Cleveland, OK; Grady, OK; Kingfisher, OK; Logan, OK; McClain, OK; Oklahoma, OK
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 02:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 00:12 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 02:30 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Eastern Canadian County in central Oklahoma... Northwestern Cleveland County in central Oklahoma... North Central Grady County in central Oklahoma... Southeastern Kingfisher County in central Oklahoma... Southwestern Logan County in central Oklahoma... Northwestern McClain County in central Oklahoma... Oklahoma County in central Oklahoma... * WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 711 PM CDT, broadcast media reported heavy rain in the Oklahoma City metro due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Oklahoma City, western Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, El Reno, Guthrie, Newcastle, Yukon, Bethany, Mustang, Choctaw, Warr Acres, The Village, Tuttle, Piedmont, Spencer, Nichols Hills and Jones. - 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

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    Flood Warning issued October 14 at 12:52PM CDT until October 14 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    After

    Flood Warning issued October 14 at 7:12PM CDT until October 14 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 17:52 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 00:12 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 17:52 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 00:12 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 17:52 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 00:12 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 02:30 UTC

    Forecast end
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 02:30 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

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    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

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    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Eastern Canadian County in central Oklahoma... Northwestern Cleveland County in central Oklahoma... North Central Grady County in central Oklahoma... Southeastern Kingfisher County in central Oklahoma... Southwestern Logan County in central Oklahoma... Northwestern McClain County in central Oklahoma... Oklahoma County in central Oklahoma... * WHEN...Until 730 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1252 PM CDT, broadcast media reported extensive flooding in the Oklahoma City metro due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected for the next few hours. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Oklahoma City, western Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, D…

    After

    * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Eastern Canadian County in central Oklahoma... Northwestern Cleveland County in central Oklahoma... North Central Grady County in central Oklahoma... Southeastern Kingfisher County in central Oklahoma... Southwestern Logan County in central Oklahoma... Northwestern McClain County in central Oklahoma... Oklahoma County in central Oklahoma... * WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 711 PM CDT, broadcast media reported heavy rain in the Oklahoma City metro due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Oklahoma City, western Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, D…

    Official instructions
    Before

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

    After

    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.

    External source link
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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa0171c08b9d9b360f5781053b0970ca1f6c1577.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e1aa1668919bca5f9edb5fa1df8d35899628f56.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 00:12 UTC

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 17:58 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 14 at 12:52PM CDT until October 14 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 17:52 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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