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OKZ031-032-040>043-046>048-050>052-081800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1132 AM CDT MON APR 8 2002



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST AND

SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR

SEMINOLE...HUGHES...GARVIN...PONTOTOC...COAL...MURRAY...CARTER...

JOHNSTON...ATOKA...LOVE...MARSHALL...AND BRYAN COUNTIES.



SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND

SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO WILL

LIKELY DEVELOP...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL

AND HAIL THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE RISK OF ORGANIZED AND PROLONGED

HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HAS DECREASED.



ALTHOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...RIVER AND

SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM IN MANY PARTS OF SOUTH

CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. WEEKEND RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE

AVERAGED 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH LOCAL TOTALS

BETWEEN 6 AND 7 INCHES. RESULTING RUNOFF WILL KEEP MANY RIVERS AND

STREAMS NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGES.



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SEE LATEST OKCFLSOKC AND OKCFLWOKC PRODUCTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION

ON RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING.

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