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FLWOUN
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
236 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
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236 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER AT OKLAHOMA CITY.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 1:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 18 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.
THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18 FEET...LOW-LYING CROPLANDS AND PASTURES EAST OF
OKLAHOMA CITY NEAR THE TOWNS OF SPENCER AND JONES ARE BRIEFLY
FLOODED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
18.4 FEET ON JULY 8...2010.
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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