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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1140 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF 

WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE WATCH GENERALLY 

INCLUDES THE AREA WEST OF A LINE FROM GAGE TO SEILING TO WEATHERFORD 

TO SNYDER TO ELECTRA.  SOME CITIES IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDE 

SAYRE... ELK CITY... CLINTON... WEATHERFORD... MANGUM... ALTUS AND 

QUANAH TEXAS.



WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

MUCH OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES 

BETWEEN ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SEVERAL 

LOCATIONS. THE RAIN WILL BE OCCURRING ACROSS AREAS THAT RECEIVED TWO 

TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. 



A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IN THE FOUR CORNERS 

AREA COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS TEXAS AND 

OKLAHOMA ARE COMBINING TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON 

WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID RUNOFF AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.



IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD-PRONE AREA... MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW IN THE

EVENT FLOODING DEVELOPS IN YOUR AREA. BE ALERT FOR OTHER STATEMENTS

AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS BY PAYING ATTENTION TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...

COMMERCIAL TV OR RADIO...OR INTERNET WEATHER SOURCES.



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