Severe · Flood WarningActive alert
Flood Warning issued October 17 at 2:12PM CDT until October 20 at
Affecting Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX
In effect until: Oct 18, 2026, 7:15 AM
Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX
Confirmed across 2 counties in TX; expires 7:15 AM.
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 late tonight at 215 AM CDT.
Read the original bulletin (official text)
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Beaver Creek near Electra affecting Wilbarger and Wichita Counties. For the Beaver Creek (NW TX)...including Electra...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Beaver Creek near Electra. * WHEN...From Sunday evening to Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Flood levels up to 2 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 17.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to a crest of 25.6 feet early Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.7 feet on 10/14/2018. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™