NWS Norman OKFF.W 0097October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Carter, Jefferson, Johnston and 3 more, OK
The National Weather Service office in Norman issued a flash flood warning for Carter, Jefferson, Johnston and 3 more in Oklahoma, in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 97th flash flood warning the NWS office in Norman issued in 2026. Oklahoma had 2 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Oklahoma's flash flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 4 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Norman OK
- Area
- Carter, Jefferson, Johnston and 3 more
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:02 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOUN FF.W 0097
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWOUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Johnston County in southeastern Oklahoma... Northwestern Marshall County in southeastern Oklahoma... Carter County in southern Oklahoma... East Central Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma... Love County in southern Oklahoma... Southern Murray County in southern Oklahoma... * Until 1000 AM CDT. * At 602 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen overnight. 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... Ardmore, Madill, Tishomingo, Davis, Marietta, Lone Grove, Healdton, Wilson, Dickson, Ringling, Mannsville, Springer, Ravia, Thackerville, Dougherty, Gene Autry, Leon, Overbrook, Lake Murray and Milo.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.