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000 

WGUS74 KOUN 310318

FFSOKC

OKZ007-008-012-013-017>020-022>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-310930-



FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1017 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2003



A FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY FOR

SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... AND WESTERN

NORTH TEXAS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY EAST AND SOUTH OF A LINE

FROM CHEROKEE... TO WEATHERFORD...TO ERICK.



A COLD FRONT...WHICH EXTENDS FROM NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO PARTS

OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... WILL MOVE VERY

LITTLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. MEANWHILE... THE AIRMASS

ACROSS THE REGION ALONG AND EAST OF THE FRONT CONTAINED A LARGE

AMOUNT OF MOISTURE. AS A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE

REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL

CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LOCALLY HEAVY

RAINFALL... WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES... WILL BE

POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY. SINCE THE GROUND IS ALREADY

SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO

SATURDAY EVENING... ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL RAPIDLY RUN OFF...

AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN FLOODING.



IF YOU ARE IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS

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

OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.



IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...

RIVERS... OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS

SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING

RAINS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE OVER ROADWAYS

COVERED WITH RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER.



$$

CJS

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000 

WGUS74 KOUN 310318

FFSOKC

OKZ007-008-012-013-017>020-022>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-310930-



FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1017 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2003



A FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY FOR

SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... AND WESTERN

NORTH TEXAS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY EAST AND SOUTH OF A LINE

FROM CHEROKEE... TO WEATHERFORD...TO ERICK.



A COLD FRONT...WHICH EXTENDS FROM NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO PARTS

OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... WILL MOVE VERY

LITTLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. MEANWHILE... THE AIRMASS

ACROSS THE REGION ALONG AND EAST OF THE FRONT CONTAINED A LARGE

AMOUNT OF MOISTURE. AS A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE

REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL

CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LOCALLY HEAVY

RAINFALL... WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES... WILL BE

POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY. SINCE THE GROUND IS ALREADY

SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO

SATURDAY EVENING... ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL RAPIDLY RUN OFF...

AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN FLOODING.



IF YOU ARE IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS

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

OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.



IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...

RIVERS... OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS

SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING

RAINS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE OVER ROADWAYS

COVERED WITH RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER.



$$

CJS

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