

000 

WGUS54 KOUN 041648

FFWOKC

OKC011-047-053-071-073-103-042145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1044 AM CST THU MAR 4 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KINGFISHER COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

  GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

  KAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

  NOBLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

  BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 345 PM CST



* AT 1044 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN

WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.  AREAS IN WARNED AREA HAVE RECEIVED

2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 12 TO 24 HOURS.  ADDITIONAL

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE HOURS WILL RANGE

FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.  THIS WILL BEGIN TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 

FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BILLINGS...BISON...BLACKWELL...

  BRAMAN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANTON...CARRIER...COVINGTON...DEER

  CREEK...DOUGLAS...DOVER...DRUMMOND...EAGLE CITY...EASTERN CANTON

  LAKE...ENID...FAIRMONT...GARBER...GREENFIELD...HENNESSEY...

  HILLSDALE...HITCHCOCK...HUNTER...JEFFERSON...KILDARE...

  KINGFISHER...KREMLIN...LAMONT...LONGDALE...LOYAL...LUCIEN...

  MARLAND...MEDFORD...NARDIN...NEWKIRK...OKEENE...OMEGA...PERRY...

  PONCA CITY...POND CREEK...RED ROCK...RENFROW...TONKAWA...VANCE AIR

  FORCE BASE...WAKITA...WATONGA...WAUKOMIS AND WESTERN KAW LAKE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARM LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR

VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES

INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3557 9862 3561 9842 3574 9828 3577 9770

          3616 9765 3630 9712 3696 9680 3700 9792

          3622 9809 3614 9860



$$



SIX

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000 

WGUS54 KOUN 041648

FFWOKC

OKC011-047-053-071-073-103-042145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1044 AM CST THU MAR 4 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KINGFISHER COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

  GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

  KAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

  NOBLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

  BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 345 PM CST



* AT 1044 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN

WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.  AREAS IN WARNED AREA HAVE RECEIVED

2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 12 TO 24 HOURS.  ADDITIONAL

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE HOURS WILL RANGE

FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.  THIS WILL BEGIN TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 

FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BILLINGS...BISON...BLACKWELL...

  BRAMAN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANTON...CARRIER...COVINGTON...DEER

  CREEK...DOUGLAS...DOVER...DRUMMOND...EAGLE CITY...EASTERN CANTON

  LAKE...ENID...FAIRMONT...GARBER...GREENFIELD...HENNESSEY...

  HILLSDALE...HITCHCOCK...HUNTER...JEFFERSON...KILDARE...

  KINGFISHER...KREMLIN...LAMONT...LONGDALE...LOYAL...LUCIEN...

  MARLAND...MEDFORD...NARDIN...NEWKIRK...OKEENE...OMEGA...PERRY...

  PONCA CITY...POND CREEK...RED ROCK...RENFROW...TONKAWA...VANCE AIR

  FORCE BASE...WAKITA...WATONGA...WAUKOMIS AND WESTERN KAW LAKE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARM LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR

VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES

INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3557 9862 3561 9842 3574 9828 3577 9770

          3616 9765 3630 9712 3696 9680 3700 9792

          3622 9809 3614 9860



$$



SIX

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