Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Norman, OK
Areas Affected: Cotton, OK
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 2:20pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 2:20pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 2:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 2:20pm CDT
Event Ends: Monday 5:42pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Norman OK
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Deep Red Creek near Randlett affecting Cotton County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Deep Red Creek near Randlett. * WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Valley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 4 feet with swift currents. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 24.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet. - Forecast...The Deep Red Creek is expected to slowly fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning and continue falling. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0a46517006d4e0d4a10b4b47c7b2ab334869bca4.001.1 Codes: OKC033 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0a46517006d4e0d4a10b4b47c7b2ab334869bca4.001.1