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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE · COMPLETED WARNING RECORD

Flood Warning — Wichita & Wilbarger

Completed Official expiration Oct 17 · 2:45 pm CDT

NWS Norman OK
FINAL RECORDThis warning is no longer in the active National Weather Service feed.

Use the preserved timeline and official source to review what was issued. This status does not establish damage or other impacts.

OFFICIAL WARNING AREA

Official warned area

Official NWS warning polygon

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WARNING TIMELINE
Issued
Updated
Expires
WHAT IS HAPPENING

Minor flooding is forecast.

AFFECTED AREAS

Wichita; Wilbarger

OFFICIAL SEVERITYSevere
Official NWS classification—not an independent forecast.
FINAL RECORD

What the preserved official data shows

Automated factual summary

This Flood Warning left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Wichita; Wilbarger. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Oct 17, 2026 · 2:41 AM CDT
Record completed
Oct 17, 2026 · 8:55 AM CDT
Monitored duration
6 hours, 13 minutes
Official severity
Severe
Named areas
Wichita; Wilbarger
Official expiration
Oct 17, 2026 · 2:45 PM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed

Official warning details — archived wording

What

Minor flooding is forecast.

Where

Beaver Creek near Electra.

When

From this 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.

Official timeline

  1. Warning issuedFlood Warning issued for Wichita; Wilbarger.
  2. Final monitor changeOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
  3. Official expirationThe expiration time preserved from the official warning.

Other active Texas warnings

No other warning-level Texas alerts are currently in the monitor.

Instructions preserved with the warning

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 afternoon at 245 PM CDT.

This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.