Bernice, OK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall likely.

* WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties,
Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and
Washington AR and Oklahoma, including the following counties,
Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, Le
Flore, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee,
Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner
and Washington OK.

* WHEN...Through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple periods of heavy rainfall remain forecast across
portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas through
Monday. As of early Sunday morning, 1 to 3 inches of rainfall
has already fallen across portions of the area, and an
additional 3 to 6 inches of rainfall are forecast through
Monday evening. Storm total rainfall accumulations of 5 to 7
inches with isolated amounts of 8 to 10 inches are forecast.
Expect both flash flooding and mainstem river flooding to
develop with these rainfall amounts.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 321 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

BENTON                WASHINGTON AR

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

CHEROKEE

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

ADAIR                 CRAIG                 CREEK
DELAWARE              MAYES                 NOWATA
OSAGE                 OTTAWA                PAWNEE
ROGERS                TULSA                 WAGONER
WASHINGTON OK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARTLESVILLE, BENTONVILLE, CLAREMORE,
FAYETTEVILLE, GROVE, JAY, MIAMI, NOWATA, PAWHUSKA, PAWNEE, PRYOR,
ROGERS, SAPULPA, SPRINGDALE, STILWELL, TAHLEQUAH, TULSA, VINITA,
AND WAGONER.

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Neosho River near Commerce.

* WHEN...From Monday morning to early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, minor agricultural flooding occurs.
Riverview Park experiences minor flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 5.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Monday morning to a crest of 17.0 feet Tuesday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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