Flood Advisory Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA... NORTHEASTERN ROGER MILLS COUNTY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA... SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA... NORTHWESTERN DEWEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA... * UNTIL 630 AM CDT * AT 333 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE MEASUREMENTS INDICATED HEAVY RAIN HAD FALLEN THAT WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST 3 TO 4 HOURS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE VICI...LEEDEY...CAMARGO...CESTOS AND ANGORA. Instructions: MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. Target Area: Dewey Ellis Roger Mills Woodward
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:40:07 +0000