Flash Flood Warning until 11:30AM
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Grady County in central Oklahoma... Southern Caddo County in southwestern Oklahoma... Northeastern Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma...
* Until 1130 AM CDT.
* At 732 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chickasha, Anadarko, Tuttle, Elgin, Carnegie, Apache, Fletcher, Cyril, Fort Cobb, Alex, Verden, Cement, Amber, Medicine Park, Bridge Creek, Gracemont, Pocasset, Norge, Bradley and Lake Chickasha. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 50 and 100. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CADDO, OK ... COMANCHE, OK ... GRADY, OK
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots.
Address/Location
Comanche County, OK Emergency Management
315 SW 5th St
Lawton, OK 73501
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 580-355-0535
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning