NWS Tulsa OKFA.A 0006October 13, 2026
Flood Watch: Washington, Nowata, Pawnee and 3 more, OK
The National Weather Service office in Tulsa issued a flood watch for Washington, Nowata, Pawnee and 3 more in Oklahoma, in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on October 15. It was the 6th areal flood watch the NWS office in Tulsa issued in 2026. Oklahoma had 1 flood watch in October 2026, against 1 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Oklahoma's flood watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 30 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tulsa OK
- Area
- Washington, Nowata, Pawnee and 3 more
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 2:27 p.m. CDT, October 13, 2026
- In force from
- 7:00 a.m. CDT, October 14, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, October 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KTSA FA.A 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Watches in Oklahoma since 2008Every warning type in Oklahoma
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Oklahoma, including the following areas, Northeast Osage, Nowata, Pawnee, Southeast Osage, Washington OK and Western Osage. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall rates are expected from Wednesday morning through early Thursday. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches are likely, with a few locations receiving totals as high as 5 inches. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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.