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FLWOUN
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1036 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008
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1036 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE COTTONWOOD CREEK NEAR SEWARD.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE COTTONWOOD CREEK WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 25.7 FEET BY THURSDAY
EVENING. THE COTTONWOOD CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
27.3 FEET ON JULY 13...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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