Updated: Sat Aug-24-19 08:03pm UTC
Effective: Sun Aug-25-19 04:00am UTC
Expires: Sun Aug-25-19 05:15am UTC
Severity: Moderate
Urgency: Future
Certainty: Possible
Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: Alfalfa; Blaine; Canadian; Cleveland; Custer; Dewey; Ellis; Garfield; Grant; Harper; Kay; Kingfisher; Lincoln; Logan; Major; Noble; Oklahoma; Payne; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Woods; Woodward
Message Summary: ...flood watch in effect from 10 pm cdt this evening through
sunday afternoon...
The national weather service in norman has issued a
* flood watch for flash flooding...flooding of creeks and
rivers...and flooding of low lying areas for portions of
central oklahoma, east central oklahoma, northern oklahoma,
northwest oklahoma, and western oklahoma, including the
following areas, in central oklahoma, canadian, cleveland,
kingfisher, lincoln, logan, oklahoma, payne, and pottawatomie.
In east central oklahoma, seminole. In northern oklahoma,
garfield, grant, kay, and noble. In northwest oklahoma,
alfalfa, blaine, dewey, ellis, harper, major, woods, and
woodward. In western oklahoma, custer.
* from 10 pm cdt this evening through sunday afternoon
* heavy rainfall associated with widespread showers and
thunderstorms late this evening into sunday.
* some locations will see 1 to 2 inches of rainfall, but isolated
spots could see as much as 3 inches. These rainfall amounts
could lead to flash flooding.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A flood watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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