Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Sep 23, 1997, 2:18 AM CDT (07:18 UTC)

Expired

Sep 23, 1997, 5:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Major County, OK

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TTAA00 KOKC 230723
FFWOKC
OKC003-093-231015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
218 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES

IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
     ALFALFA AND NORTH CENTRAL MAJOR

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     BURLINGTON...CARMEN...CHEROKEE...AND CLEO SPRINGS

AT 218 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN 3 MILES SOUTH OF
CHEROKEE.

HIGHWAY 8 NORTH OF CHEROKEE HAS BEEN CLOSED AND THE ROAD SOUTH OF TOWN
IS LIKELY TO BE CLOSED.  MOST ROADS IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS
OF ALFALFA COUNTY WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE SOON DUE TO STANDING WATER.

THE SHOWERS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 500. 
BOUT 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF ALFALFA AND NORTH
CENTRAL MAJOR COUNTY SINCE LAST EVENING.  

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.  DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.  IT IS VERY DIFFUCULT AT
NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON ROADS.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  REMEMBER...MOST
DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  IT ONLY TAKES A
FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO WASH MOST CARS AWAY.


LAT...LON 3659  9826 3630  9868 3635  9879 3666  9846
          3696  9849 3694  9808
WR

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 22, 9:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
905 PM CDT MON SEP 22 1997

LRG AREA RAIN WITH A FEW EMBDD TSTMS OVR NRN AND WRN OK WL CONT TO
ADVANCE ACRS THE RMNDR OF THE FA OVRNGT. DECENT H8 INFLOW OF MOISTURE...
MDT STRG S/W MOVG EWD OUT OF NM... AND GUD UPR LVL DIFLUENCE ALL WORKING
TO SUPPORT WDPSRD SHWRS AND ISOLD TSTMS. RNFL HAS BEEN HVY IN PTNS OF
NWRN OK WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OCCURRING IN PARTS OF ROGER MILLS AND DEWEY
COUNTIES RESULTING IN SCTD STREET FLOODING. STLT CLOUD TOPS AND 88-D
INDCT PCPN INTENSITIES CURRENTLY DECRSG SMWHT ALTHO WDSPRD 1-2 INCH AMTS
PSBL AS SYS TRACKS EAST OVRNGT. ISOLD 4 INCH AMTS ALSO PSBL IN NRN OK IN
VCNTY AND NWD OF WK SFC TROF IN THE AREA. SLGTLY DRIER AIR EVIDENT ACRS
ERN NM INTO TX PNHDL BEGINNING TO SLOWLY WORK INTO WRN OK... WHICH WL
CONT DCRS PCPN THAT AREA NXT SVRL HRS... AND REDUCE RISK OF ADDNL HVY
RNFL. ELSWHR... WK CDFNT NWRN KS INTO SERN CO XPCTD TO BRING A WND SHFT
TO FAR NWRN OK LATE TNGT. TEMPS GENLY CLOSE ALTHO WL BUMP THEM UP SLGTLY
IN A FEW AREAS.

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.OKC...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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