Flood warning for in southern Cotton County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DEEP RED CREEK NEAR RANDLETT.

* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.

* AT 12:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET.

* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.

* FORECAST…THE DEEP RED CREEK WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 21.0 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. THE DEEP RED CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACT…AT 21 FEET…FLOOD DEPTHS UP TO 1 FOOT OCCUR OVER CROPLANDS…PASTURES…AND LOW-LYING LOCAL ROADS ALONG AND NEAR THE CREEK.

* FLOOD HISTORY…THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF 20.8 FEET ON AUGUST 20…2007.

PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD ACT NOW TO EVACUATE AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT ENTER ALREADY FLOODED AREAS OR ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADWAYS COVERED BY HIGH WATER. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES.

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