⚠️ Flood Warning – Custer, OK; Washita, OK – Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 14 at 11:37AM CDT until October 15 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Details

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

Washita River near Clinton affecting Washita and Custer Counties.

For the Washita River…including Clinton…Minor flooding is
forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1145 PM CDT.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Washita River near Clinton.

* WHEN…From this afternoon to Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 19.0 feet, Approximately one thousand acres of rural
lands are covered by depths up to a foot… from areas near the
mouth of Barnitz Creek… to near Clinton in Custer County… and
downstream to near the town of Cloud Chief in Washita County.
greater depths may be confined to small areas where local streams
enter the Washita River valley. Some farmsteads may be flooded or
isolated by water over local roads. Some farm levees may be
overtopped.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 17.1 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 18.7 feet this evening. It will then
fall below flood stage late tonight.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.6
feet on 04/24/1999.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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