NWS Norman OKFF.W 0096October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Coal, Hughes, Johnston and 1 more, OK
The National Weather Service office in Norman issued a flash flood warning for Coal, Hughes, Johnston and 1 more in Oklahoma, in force until 7:30 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 96th 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 2.9 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Norman OK
- Area
- Coal, Hughes, Johnston and 1 more
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:36 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOUN FF.W 0096
- 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... 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.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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