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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1206 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



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DEWEY OK-BLAINE OK-MAJOR OK-

1206 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN MAJOR...NORTHWESTERN BLAINE AND EASTERN DEWEY COUNTIES...



AT 1202 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM JUST 

NORTHEAST OF PUTNAM NORTHEASTWARD TO BETWEEN SEILING AND CANTON. 

MOVEMENT OF THE HEAVIER RAIN WAS SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HOURLY 

RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED NEAR PUTNAM... WHERE 

OBSERVED 3-HOUR TOTALS OF 5.5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OF 

MIDNIGHT. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE DEWEY COUNTY 

SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT JUST SOUTH OF TALOGA... AND IN WESTERN MAJOR 

COUNTY NEAR CHESTER. 



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.



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 3624 9879 3622 9842 3582 9869 3585 9897



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