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Flood Watch issued May 25 at 11:14AM CDT until May 26 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties,
Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and
Washington AR and Oklahoma, including the following counties,
Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell,
Latimer, Le Flore, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee,
Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Rogers,
Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington OK.

* WHEN...Through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Periods of showers and thunderstorms will continue today,
tonight and into the day Monday. Heavy rains have fallen
through Sunday morning across portions of northeast Oklahoma
and far northwest Arkansas. Additional rainfall forecasts of
2 to 4 inches through Monday evening continue across the
region. This will bring storm total rainfall amounts into the
3 to 6 inch range with isolated amounts around 8 inches. The
heavy rains have already produced flash flooding and mainstem
river flooding. Expect further rises on area rivers as
rainfall amounts continue to increase.

- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

Additional Details