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TXC077-240800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

125 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CLAY COUNTY UNTIL 3 AM...



LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN AND 

EASTERN CLAY COUNTY...AN AREA WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. BECAUSE OF THE SATURATED GROUND 

CONDITIONS...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF FLOODING THROUGH 

THE VERY EARLY MORNING...EVEN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS.



LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

VASHTI...BUFFALO SPRINGS...BELLEVUE...AND STANFIELD. 



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 3390 9797 3348 9798 3348 9829 3407 9816



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