Weather alerts in Norman, Oklahoma today
National Weather Service
Official Flood Warning in effect for Norman.
What it means
- Flood or Flash Flood Warning: flooding is happening or imminent. Move to higher ground. Never drive or walk into flood waters: "Turn Around, Don't Drown".
Always follow your local National Weather Service office and local officials. Details below.
Official weather alerts for Norman
Flood Warning until Tue, Oct 20, 12:00 AM CDT
Flood Warning issued October 16 at 7:46PM CDT until October 20 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Cleveland, OK; McClain, OK
Full text from the National Weather Service
FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO LATE MONDAY NIGHT
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Canadian River at Norman affecting Cleveland and McClain Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Canadian River at Norman. * WHEN...From Saturday evening to late Monday night. * IMPACTS...At 98.0 feet, Flooding to depths of 4 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 91.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 94.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 98.0 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening. - Flood stage is 94.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 98.2 feet on 05/07/2015. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 800 AM CDT.
Official NWS page · NWS Norman OK
Storm Prediction Center · today's severe-storm outlook · issued 1 h ago
Norman is outside today's thunderstorm and severe-storm areas.
Official SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (NOAA), valid until Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 AM CDT. It shows the chance of severe storms in the area, not a warning for your street. SPC outlook
U.S. Drought Monitor · map of October 13
95% of Oklahoma is in drought, including 44% in extreme or exceptional drought.
Share of the state's area. Updated every Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA). Drought builds over weeks and months: one rainy day rarely ends it.
Weather in Norman now
Rain forecast for Norman · next days
Automatic forecast from a computer model (MET Norway, data CC BY 4.0). Not an official alert: for watches and warnings, follow National Weather Service.
What do the inches mean?
As a rough guide: under a quarter inch in a day is light rain; 1 to 2 inches is a heavy downpour; more than 2 inches in a day is very heavy rain that can flood low-lying areas and roads.
Several rainy days in a row saturate the ground: even a modest storm can then cause flash flooding and rising rivers.
What is normal in October in Norman
changing season Storms become less frequent, but a smaller second severe-weather season can occur in October and November, mainly in Oklahoma and Texas. The first snow and freeze arrive on the northern Plains.
El Niño is under way, and NOAA expects it to be strong (NOAA, October 8, 2026).
On the southern Plains it tends to bring a wetter, cooler winter; the northern Plains tend to be milder and drier.
These are general tendencies: every year is different, and your local forecast comes first.
Typical climate per NOAA and regional weather services. It describes the season, not the forecast for a given day.
Official sources for Oklahoma
Emergency: 911