1258 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR: MADISON…RINGGOLD…UNION…
ADAIR…ADAMS…CASS…TAYLOR…AUDUBON…CARROLL…CRAWFORD…GREENE…GUTHRIE AND SAC COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.
* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* RECENT RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA…AS MUCH AS FOUR TO SIX INCHES IN A FEW
LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AMPLE MOISTURE WILL
BE AVAILABLE AND THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE SATURATED CONDITIONS…EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY
BECOME A PROBLEM VERY QUICKLY LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.
* SIGNIFICANT AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
PERSONS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! AS LITTLE AS
6 INCHES OF RUNNING WATER CAN SWEEP A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. IN
ADDITION…SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AFTER THIS
EVENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.