NWS Amarillo TXFA.W 0002May 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Beaver and Lipscomb, OK and TX
The National Weather Service office in Amarillo issued a flood warning for Beaver and Lipscomb in Oklahoma, Texas, which was in force until 4:30 a.m. local time on May 28. It was the 2nd areal flood warning the NWS office in Amarillo issued in 2026. Oklahoma had 6 flood warnings in May 2026, against 50 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Oklahoma's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Amarillo TX
- Area
- Beaver and Lipscomb
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:15 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 4:30 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KAMA FA.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Oklahoma since 2008Every warning type in Oklahoma
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of the Panhandle of Oklahoma, including the following county, Beaver and the Panhandle of Texas, including the following county, Lipscomb. * WHEN...Until 430 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 315 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... mainly rural areas of Southeastern Beaver and Northeastern Lipscomb Counties - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.
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.