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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

619 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006



OKC053-071-261215-

KAY OK-GRANT OK-

619 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR GRANT

AND KAY COUNTIES...



AT 619 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR 

RENFROW. OTHER HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG THE KAY NOBLE COUNTY 

LINE... SOUTH OF TONKAWA AND PONCA CITY... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 

MPH. 



RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL HAS BEEN IN 

THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE LOCALLY... FROM NORTH OF MEDFORD SOUTHEASTWARD 

TO NEAR TONKAWA AND SOUTHERN SIDES OF PONCA CITY. ALTHOUGH HEAVY 

THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY WERE DECREASING IN SIZE AND INTENSITY AS OF 

615 AM... ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AND SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS WILL 

MAINTAIN THE POTENTIAL FOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BLACKWELL...BRAMAN...DEER CREEK...

KAW CITY...KILDARE...MANCHESTER...MEDFORD...NARDIN...PECKHAM...PONCA 

CITY...RENFROW...TONKAWA...WAKITA AND WESTERN KAW LAK



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 

VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES 

INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS. MOVE TO HIGHER 

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3701 9811 3686 9811 3658 9714 3660 9690

      3680 9683 3701 9756



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