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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

814 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM FOR 

ATOKA...BRYAN...COAL...JOHNSTON...AND MARSHALL COUNTIES.



ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH 

THE WARNED AREA IN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS 

WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN SATURATED 

BY PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL AREAS 

OF FLOODING.   



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AND FARM

LAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 3474 9578 3379 9610 3387 9676 3478 9639

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