October 17, 2026

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⚠️ Flood Warning – Cotton, OK – Friday, October 16, 2026

Event Flood Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely
Area Cotton, OK
Effective 10/16/2026, 8:59:00 AM CDT
Expires 10/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT

Flood Warning issued October 16 at 8:59AM CDT until October 16 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Details

…The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Oklahoma…

Deep Red Creek near Randlett affecting Cotton County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Deep Red Creek near Randlett.

* WHEN…From this afternoon to this evening.

* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, Shallow flooding occurs over croplands…
pastures… and low-lying local roads along and near the creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 19.7 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0 feet
this afternoon.
– Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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 evening at 700 PM CDT.


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