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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

544 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM FOR WASHITA COUNTY...



A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION IS DEVELOPING IN PARTS 

OF WASHITA COUNTY. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE HOURLY RAINFALL 

RATES OF 3 TO NEARLY 4 INCHES IN TWO AREAS...ONE FROM NEAR BURNS 

FLAT NORTHEAST TO JUST NORTHWEST OF BESSIE...AND THE OTHER BETWEEN 

CLOUD CHIEF AND COLONY. VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY 

CONTINUE TRACKING SLOWLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST OVER THESE SAME AREAS 

FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 1 TO 2 HOURS. STORM TOTALS ARE NOW BETWEEN 4 

AND 6 INCHES IN THESE AREAS...BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATES. STORM TOTALS 

MAY EXCEED 8 TO 10 INCHES LOCALLY BY MID EVENING.



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.



KEEP CHILDREN FROM PLAYING NEAR RUSHING FLOOD WATERS. THE BANKS OF

STREAMS AND FLOODWAYS ARE SLIPPERY AND RAIN SOFTENED GROUND MAY GIVE

WAY EASILY. DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD BE A VICTIM OF DANGEROUS FLOOD

WATERS



LAT...LON 3545 9862 3514 9862 3515 9933 3545 9933



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