NWS Amarillo TXFA.W 0001May 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Beaver, OK
The National Weather Service office in Amarillo issued a flood warning for Beaver in Oklahoma, which was in force until 4:30 a.m. local time on May 28. It was the 1st 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
- 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 0001
- 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...A portion of the Panhandle of Oklahoma, including the following county, Beaver. * 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 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Elmwood. - 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.
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.