Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 16 at 7:58PM CDT until October 20 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 16, 2026 - 5:58pm
Expires:
October 17, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Beaver Creek near Electra affecting Wilbarger and Wichita Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Beaver Creek near Electra.
* WHEN...From Saturday evening to late Monday night.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Flood levels up to 2 feet in depth cover
farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas
facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County
and southwestern Wichita County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 23.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow evening to a crest of 25.9 feet Sunday evening. It will
then fall below flood stage late Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.8
feet on 04/18/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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 Saturday morning at 800 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Norman OK
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov