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WGUS74 KOUN 100708

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

158 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



OKC015-017-027-031-033-051-065-073-075-083-087-109-137-141-TXC009-

023-155-275-485-487-101130-

/O.CON.KOUN.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080410T1130Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

LOGAN OK-KINGFISHER OK-CANADIAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK-CADDO OK-CLEVELAND OK-

GRADY OK-MCCLAIN OK-JACKSON OK-COTTON OK-KIOWA OK-TILLMAN OK-

COMANCHE OK-STEPHENS OK-WILBARGER TX-FOARD TX-WICHITA TX-ARCHER TX-

KNOX TX-BAYLOR TX-

158 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR

BAYLOR...KNOX...NORTHWESTERN ARCHER...WICHITA...SOUTHEASTERN FOARD...

WILBARGER...NORTHWESTERN STEPHENS...COMANCHE...TILLMAN...EASTERN

KIOWA...COTTON...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN MCCLAIN...

GRADY...NORTHERN CLEVELAND...CADDO...OKLAHOMA...CANADIAN...EASTERN

KINGFISHER AND LOGAN COUNTIES...



AT 158 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE 

WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED FROM AROUND DUNCAN 

NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THROUGH SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE 

OKALHOMA CITY METRO AREA WHERE RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER 

HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...FLOODED STREETS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING THROUGH UNDERPASSES OR OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS WHERE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.     



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BURKBURNETT...CHICKASHA...DEL 

CITY...EL RENO...GUTHRIE...KINGFISHER...LAWTON...MIDWEST 

CITY...MOORE...NORMAN...OKLAHOMA CITY...SEYMOUR...VERNON AND EDMOND.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 3440 9926 3435 9919 3443 9923 3453 9919

      3460 9907 3464 9910 3511 9875 3512 9861

      3524 9863 3612 9777 3601 9768 3617 9767

      3617 9736 3599 9735 3595 9715 3572 9713

      3573 9745 3535 9714 3341 9919 3340 10001



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