Posted: 3/18/2012 6:07:18 PM EDT
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Taken from Weather.com .. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ... FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON... CARROLL... CRAWFORD... FRANKLIN... MADISON... SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA... ADAIR... CHEROKEE... CHOCTAW... DELAWARE... HASKELL... LATIMER... LE FLORE... MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE... OTTAWA... PITTSBURG... PUSHMATAHA AND SEQUOYAH. FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SOME ISOLATED AREAS COULD RECEIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A FOOT AND 15 INCHES. WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC AREAL FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER... THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO HIGH... THUS THE FLOOD WATCH WILL BE CHANGED TO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA More Information... A SIGNIFICANT AND LIFE-THREATENING HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT WILL UNFOLD OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY THIS WEEK....A SLOW MOVING UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH WELL ABOVE AVERAGE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AND A FOCUSING FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BEGIN OVER EASTERN OK MONDAY NIGHT AND GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. |
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BTDT, and in recent memory.
Yall stay safe. And for the love of God, tell everyone you know... DO NOT CROSS RUNNING WATER IF THERE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WATER RUNNING THERE. We had a young lady die last April and leave 2 young kids behind. Tried to drive down a road she shouldn't have and got swept away. |
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BTDT, and in recent memory. Yall stay safe. And for the love of God, tell everyone you know... DO NOT CROSS RUNNING WATER IF THERE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WATER RUNNING THERE. We had a young lady die last April and leave 2 young kids behind. Tried to drive down a road she shouldn't have and got swept away. Water crossing |