Severe · Flood WarningActive alert
Flood Warning issued October 17 at 8:50AM CDT until October 20 at
Affecting Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX
In effect until: Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 AM
Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX
Confirmed across 2 counties in TX; expires 2:00 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 this evening at 900 PM CDT.
Read the original bulletin (official text)
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Beaver Creek near Electra affecting Wichita and Wilbarger Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Beaver Creek near Electra. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon 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 8:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 25.8 feet Monday evening. 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 25.8 feet on 04/18/2016. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™