October 17, 2026

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⚠️ Flood Watch – Tillman; Cotton; Jefferson; Wichita; Clay – Friday, October 16, 2026

Event Flood Watch
Severity Severe
Urgency Future
Certainty Possible
Area Tillman; Cotton; Jefferson; Wichita; Clay
Effective 10/16/2026, 9:02:00 AM CDT
Expires 10/16/2026, 11:15:00 PM CDT

Flood Watch issued October 16 at 9:02AM CDT until October 18 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Details

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

Red River near Burkburnett affecting Jefferson, Wichita, Clay,
Cotton and Tillman Counties.

* WHAT…Flooding is possible.

* WHERE…Red River near Burkburnett.

* WHEN…From Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 6.5 feet.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached late tomorrow evening.
– Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1115 PM CDT.


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