⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Coal, OK; Hughes, OK; Johnston, OK; Pontotoc, OK – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 4:36AM CDT until October 1 at 7:30AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Details

FFWOUN

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
East Central Pontotoc County in east central Oklahoma…
Coal County in southeastern Oklahoma…
Southeastern Hughes County in southeastern Oklahoma…
Northeastern Johnston County in southeastern Oklahoma…

* Until 730 AM CDT.

* At 436 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 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…
Coalgate, Lehigh, Tupelo, Stuart, Bromide, Gerty, Centrahoma,
Olney, Clarita and Phillips.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.