Flood Warning and Latest Update

We are receiving record amounts of rain and flooding. At present, there has been 9" of rainfall in the OKC area. Many streets are closed, including in and out of Will Rogers World Airport. Water rescues are being attempted in several locations. A rescue boat is now at one location where the passengers of the vehicle have been bailing water out with a bucket for the past three hours. Local TV stations are requesting you stay home unless evacuation is necessary. They are preparing to open the flood gates at Lake Overholser, which may cause low lying areas to flood even more.
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Below is the information from the NWS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
934 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010
OKC017-027-109-141700-
/O.CON.KOUN.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100614T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CANADIAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK-CLEVELAND OK-
934 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND...OKLAHOMA AND EASTERN CANADIAN COUNTIES...
...VERY DANGEROUS FLOODING CONTINUES IN OKLAHOMA CITY...
RESIDENTS OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS NEED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION THIS MORNING. AVOID FLOODED AREAS AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO
EVACUATE.
FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND AND EASTERN CANADIAN COUNTIES WILL EXPERIENCE
VERY DANGEROUS FLOODING... AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN
MANY AREAS THAT ARE NOT HISTORICALLY FLOOD PRONE.
WIDESPREAD RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA WITH
MANY AREAS STILL RECEIVING RAIN AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.
WIDESPREAD RAIN TOTALS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN MEASURED
IN MUCH OF OKLAHOMA CITY SINCE 4 AM. THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING TO
DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND MOVE TOWARD THE AREA. VERY
DANGEROUS FLOODING WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...WITH SEVERAL WATER
RESCUES ALREADY IN PROGRESS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOODING
SITUATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES
INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS. MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.
LAT...LON 3539 9715 3538 9743 3530 9754 3532 9766
3534 9769 3533 9774 3535 9778 3534 9779
3537 9799 3573 9784 3572 9714
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Flood Warning
Oklahoma (Oklahoma)

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
945 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010
OKC109-142245-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0022.100614T1442Z-100615T1151Z/
/OKBO2.1.ER.100614T1343Z.100614T1800Z.100614T2351Z.NO/
945 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER AT OKLAHOMA CITY.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST
NEAR 20.9 FEET EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 21 FEET...CROPLANDS...PASTURES...AND RURAL ROADS EAST
OF OKLAHOMA CITY NEAR THE TOWNS OF SPENCER AND JONES ARE INUNDATED
BY SIGNIFICANT OVERFLOW DEPTHS. SPENCER IS NOT AFFECTED BY
FLOODWATERS...WHILE SHALLOW FLOODING MAY REACH THE OUTSKIRTS OF
JONES.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
21.0 FEET ON JUNE 29...2007.