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Flood Warning
ActiveBlaine, OK; Caddo, OK; Canadian, OK; Custer, OK; Dewey, OK
Status
In Progress
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Canadian County in central Oklahoma... Southern Kingfisher County in central Oklahoma... Southwestern Logan County in central Oklahoma... Southern Blaine County in northwestern Oklahoma... Southeastern Dewey County in northwestern Oklahoma... Northwestern Caddo County in southwestern Oklahoma... Eastern Custer County in western Oklahoma...
* WHEN...Until 630 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 125 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 4 and 11 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... El Reno, Watonga, Kingfisher, Piedmont, Hinton, Geary, Okarche, Hydro, Cashion, Calumet, Eakly, Lookeba, Bridgeport, Greenfield, Concho, Omega and Cedar Lake. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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