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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1045 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CONTINUING THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR 

TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  



THE WATCH IS FOR COAL...ATOKA...JOHNSTON...BRYAN...MARSHALL...AND 

LOVE COUNTIES AND INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATOKA...COALGATE... 

DURANT...TISHOMINGO...MARIETTA...AND MADILL.



THE WATCH IS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM COALGATE TO JUST 

WEST OF MARIETTA.



AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW 

MEXICO...WILL MOVE EAST INTO WEST TEXAS DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN 

ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. AT THE 

SURFACE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS IS 

PUSHING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE RED RIVER. RELATIVELY MOIST...UNSTABLE 

AIR ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OVER THE WARM 

FRONT INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE RESULT WILL 

BE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON AND 

TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON.  ISOLATED 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 

WATCH AREA. THIS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY 

DRAINED AREAS...ALONG WITH SMALL STREAMS.



AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO ARKANSAS TONIGHT...COLDER AND DRIER 

AIR WILL FILTER INTO AREA...WHICH WILL END THE THREAT OF HEAVY 

RAINFALL AND FLOODING.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR MONITOR INTERNET WEATHER SOURCES...FOR LATER STATEMENTS

CONCERNING THIS FLOODING THREAT. BE PREPARED TO ACT IF A WARNING IS

ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED.



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