Considering past and present

Many areas of Oklahoma have received rain in recent days, weeks. So obviously more storms today could heighten the risk of flooding.

At Flash Flood Watch has been issued from 6 p.m. today through Thursday morning. Here’s that statement:

THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT…

.A COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH RICH GULF MOISTURE TO PRODUCE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
FORM NEAR THE COLD FRONT IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS EVENING…
AND WILL SPREAD TOWARD CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BY MID EVENING…AND
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL WILL BE VERY HEAVY WITH THE
INITIAL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. OTHER STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT…LEADING TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN. LOCAL AREAS OF FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING ARE
LIKELY WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…EAST
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…NORTHERN OKLAHOMA…NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA…
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA…SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA…CANADIAN…CLEVELAND…GRADY…KINGFISHER…
LINCOLN…LOGAN…MCCLAIN…OKLAHOMA…PAYNE AND POTTAWATOMIE.
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…PONTOTOC AND SEMINOLE. IN NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA…GARFIELD…GRANT…KAY AND NOBLE. IN NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA…ALFALFA…BLAINE AND MAJOR. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA…
COAL AND HUGHES. IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…GARVIN. IN SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA…CADDO.

* FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE RAINFALL…WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.

* MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY IN LOW LYING AND POORLY
DRAINED AREAS…AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. ALSO…WITH THE GROUND
ALREADY SATURATED BY RECENT RAIN…FLOODING MAY SPREAD INTO
LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT COMMONLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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