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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

951 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003



A FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY

FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF

WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.



AT 945 AM...RADAR IMAGES INDICATED AN AREA OF TROPICAL SHOWERS

WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM PONCA CITY TO

RED ROCK TO KINGFISHER TO EL RENO AND CHICKASHA.  THIS ACTIVITY

WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.  ANOTHER SMALL AREA OF

RAIN EXTENDED FROM VELMA TO LINDSAY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL

AMOUNTS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS WILL RANGE FROM ONE

QUARTER INCH TO ONE HALF INCH WITH A FEW ONE INCH AMOUNTS.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MURRAY COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO

EXPIRE AT 10 AM.  THE HEAVY RAIN THE CAUSE SOME FLOODING IN

AND AROUND TURNER FALLS HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA.



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.

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