Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 27 at 11:35PM CDT until May 28 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 27, 2026 - 9:35pm
Expires:
May 28, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
FFWAMA
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Beaver County in the panhandle of Oklahoma...
Northeastern Lipscomb County in the panhandle of Texas...
* Until 230 AM CDT.
* At 1135 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.25 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Southeastern Beaver and Northeastern
Lipscomb Counties
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Beaver, OK; Lipscomb, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Amarillo TX
Sender: