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Flood Advisory
OKC007-139-TXC195-295-357-191300-
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TEXAS OK-BEAVER OK-HANSFORD TX-LIPSCOMB TX-OCHILTREE TX-
457 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
BEAVER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA...
HANSFORD COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
LIPSCOMB COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
OCHILTREE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
TEXAS COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 453 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE
NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN
OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN
EXPECTED. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW
WATER CROSSINGS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...
GUYMON... BEAVER... SPEARMAN...
PERRYTON... LIPSCOMB... TYRONE...
TURPIN... TEXHOMA... SLAPOUT...
OPTIMA... MOCANE... KNOWLES...
HOUGH... HOOKER... HARDESTY...
GRAY... GOODWELL... GATE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR
IN A VEHICLE.

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

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LAT...LON 3608 10003 3607 10161 3650 10162 3650 10180
3698 10201 3699 10002

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