Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
290
WGUS54 KOUN 010259
FFWOUN
OKC031-010600-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0019.240501T0259Z-240501T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
959 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 959 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in
  the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lawton, Cache, Medicine Park, Indiahoma, Fort Sill, Lake Lawtonka,
  southwestern Lake Ellsworth, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge,
  The Visitor Center, Doris Campground and Mount Scott.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3457 9831 3451 9842 3451 9883 3452 9883
      3455 9883 3459 9883 3460 9883 3461 9883
      3462 9883 3463 9883 3476 9882 3477 9868
      3480 9834

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Mahale