Weather Alert: The National Weather Service has issued a *FLASH FLOOD WATCH* for portions of our Oklahoma counties. People in these areas need to be prepared to move to higher ground if streams and rivers overflow their banks. Here is the official statement from the National Weather Service: 308 AM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...GRADY...MCCLAIN AND POTTAWATOMIE. IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...HUGHES...PONTOTOC AND SEMINOLE. IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...BLAINE. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...ATOKA... BRYAN...COAL...JOHNSTON AND MARSHALL. IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... CARTER...GARVIN...JEFFERSON...LOVE...MURRAY AND STEPHENS. IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA...CADDO...COMANCHE AND COTTON. * THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING * EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH POSSIBLY LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER AREAS WHERE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS MORNING...INCLUDING THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO...LAWTON...ARDMORE...ADA...AND DURANT AREAS. * FLASH FLOODING CAN LEAD TO ROAD WASHOUTS AND UNEXPECTED SINKHOLES. RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS...FLOODING NEARBY RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS IF YOU CANNOT SEE HOW DEEP THE WATER IS...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. MAKE PLANS TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING HAPPENS. ~KFDX Meteorologist Bryan W. Rupp Like · · Share
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 08:36:10 +0000
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