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WGUS74 KOUN 232249

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OKC137-240045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

545 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR STEPHENS COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM...



AS OF 545 PM...RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES AND MORE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN 

THE DUNCAN AREA IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS NOW 

EXTEND FROM LAKE FUQUA TO COMANCHE WITH NEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING 

OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE ARE 

REPORTS OF TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 81 AND IN 

DUNCAN. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT STEPHENS COUNTY SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME 

CAUTION.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3468 9757 3431 9772 3431 9809 3468 9806



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