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Carter County Emergency Management
Friday September 20th, 2019 :: 06:29 p.m. CDT

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 9:30 PM 9/20/2019.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHWESTERN CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT.

* AT 623 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LEON, RUBOTTOM, GRADY, OSCAR, COURTNEY AND PETERSBURG.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

Instructions:

TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

Address/Location
Carter County Emergency Management
107 1st Ave SW
Ardmore, OK 73401

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 580-223-7937

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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