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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

516 AM CST TUE MAR 19 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR HUGHES...PONTOTOC...

COAL...MURRAY...CARTER...JOHNSTON...ATOKA...LOVE...MARSHALL...AND

BRYAN COUNTIES.



LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW NORTHWARD INTO 

OKLAHOMA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE 

WEST. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH INTERVALS OF THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH 

AREA TODAY.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL 

AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. THIS 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON NEARLY SATURATED SOIL...WHICH COULD 

RESULT IN QUICK RUNOFF...POSSIBLY FORCING RIVERS AND CREEKS TO FLOW 

OUT OF THEIR BANKS...AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. THIS 

HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION...ESPECIALLY 

FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN ATOKA...MARSHALL...AND BRYAN COUNTIES. AS OF 

5 AM...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN BRYAN COUNTY...FROM NEAR 

ACHILLE AND KEMP...EASTWARD TO UTICA...ALBANY...WADE... AND 

BENNINGTON...HAD ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 

THE LAST 24 HOURS.   



PEOPLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS 

CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED 

OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

$$

JAMES

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