Fort Sill, OK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Cache Creek near Walters.

* WHEN...Until late Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Valley-wide flooding of croplands...
pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County
and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 7 feet
with very dangerous currents.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 28.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
- Forecast...The East Cache Creek is expected to fall below
flood stage Monday afternoon and continue falling.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southern, and southwest
Oklahoma, including the following counties, in central Oklahoma,
Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie. In
east central Oklahoma, Pontotoc and Seminole. In southern
Oklahoma, Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray and Stephens. In
southwest Oklahoma, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton and Tillman.

* WHEN...From 10 PM CDT this evening through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional showers and thunderstorms will bring moderate to
heavy rainfall over areas that are already saturated from
recent heavy rains.
- 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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