...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL... NORTHERN...SOUTHEASTERN...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...GRADY...KINGFISHER... LINCOLN...LOGAN... MCCLAIN...OKLAHOMA...PAYNE AND POTTAWATOMIE. IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...PONTOTOC AND SEMINOLE. IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA... GARFIELD AND NOBLE. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...ATOKA...BRYAN... COAL...HUGHES...JOHNSTON AND MARSHALL. IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... CARTER...GARVIN...JEFFERSON...LOVE...MURRAY AND STEPHENS. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAINFALL FROM OVER THE PAST WEEK HAS LEFT SOILS NEARLY SATURATED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND EVENTUAL FLOODING OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. * FLOODING MAY LEAD TO SINKHOLES AND ROAD WASHOUTS. AND RIVERS... CREEKS...AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS...FLOODING NEARBY RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER OVER A ROADWAY IF YOU CANNOT TELL HOW DEEP IT IS. REMEMBER... TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. MAKE PLANS TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS IN YOUR AREA.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:18:14 +0000
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