WGUS84 KOUN 160800
FLSOUN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
300 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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300 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

* 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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LAT...LON 3419 9999 3428 9999 3413 9965 3423 9921
      3415 9911 3402 9967


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