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WGUS74 KOUN 280126

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

823 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN GARFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 

930 PM CDT...



AT 815 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG TO SEVERE 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS COVERING MUCH OF 

SOUTHWEST GARFIELD COUNTY.  HOWEVER... THE INTENSITY OF RAINFALL IN 

AREAS FROM LAHOMA TO ENID HAD DIMINISHED.



STORMS WERE SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH... WHICH WILL ALLOW RAINFALL RATES 

TO DECREASE OVER SOUTHWEST GARFIELD COUNTY THROUGH 9 PM. HOWEVER... 

RUNOFF FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE 

TO PRODUCE LOCAL FLASH FLOODING ALONG TURKEY AND ELM CREEKS IN 

WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST GARFIELD COUNTY THROUGH AT LEAST 930 PM.



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 3645 9810 3619 9809 3619 9775 3645 9783



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