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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

446 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007



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BRYAN OK-

446 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR BRYAN

COUNTY...



AT 446 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR A LARGE 

CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL EXTENDING 

FROM SOUTHERN SIDES OF LAKE TEXOMA...TO NEAR CALERA...AND UTICA. 

RADAR SHOWS THE POTENTIAL FOR RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER 

HOUR...WHICH WOULD CAUSE AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL HAS MOVED SOUTH OF DURANT.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARM LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



KEEP CHILDREN FROM PLAYING NEAR RUSHING FLOOD WATERS. THE BANKS OF

STREAMS AND FLOODWAYS ARE SLIPPERY AND RAIN SOFTENED GROUND MAY GIVE

WAY EASILY. DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD BE A VICTIM OF DANGEROUS FLOOD

WATERS



LAT...LON 3384 9659 3375 9634 3386 9597 3416 9598

      3413 9655



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