Severe · Flood WarningActive alert
Flood Warning issued October 16 at 3:00AM CDT until October 17 at
Affecting Wilbarger, TX
In effect until: Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM
Wilbarger, TX
Confirmed in Wilbarger, TX; expires 8:00 PM.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 300 PM CDT.
Read the original bulletin (official text)
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Pease River near Vernon affecting Wilbarger County. For the Pease River...including Vernon...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pease River near Vernon. * WHEN...Until late tonight. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Overflow depths up to about 2 feet affects agricultural lands and low-lying roads along the Pease River in northern Wilbarger County. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 14.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early this morning to a crest of 17.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.0 feet on 05/15/1980. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™