Flooding Expected in The Central States

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1228 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...CORRECTED SECOND LINE OF THE SYNOPSIS TEXT...

...OCCASIONAL AREAS OF FLOODING RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL ANCHOR A MODERATELY
STRONG JET STREAM FROM THE BAJA PENINSULA ACROSS MEXICO...WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. THE JET STREAM WILL COMBINE WITH A COLD
FRONT...AND DEEP MOISTURE...TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN. THE
AXIS OF GREATEST RAIN WILL LIFT FROM THE RED RIVER TOWARD WESTERN
AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA FROM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS ALONE WILL
RESULT IN SOME FLOODING. THEN THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE ARE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT A GOOD PART OF THE REGION BEGINNING LATE
SATURDAY. IKE MAY BRING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED CLOSE TO AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 44...BUT THIS PATH COULD
CHANGE. THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS MAY PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OVER A LARGE AREA...AND COULD LINGER INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA...
KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...
ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...
HOLDENVILLE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...
LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...COALGATE...
WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...
MADILL...DURANT...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...
WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...
HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA
1228 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OKLAHOMA...ALFALFA...
ATOKA...BECKHAM...BLAINE...BRYAN...CADDO...CANADIAN...CARTER...
CLEVELAND...COAL...COMANCHE...COTTON...CUSTER...DEWEY...
ELLIS...GARFIELD...GARVIN...GRADY...GRANT...GREER...HARMON...
HARPER...HUGHES...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...JOHNSTON...KAY...
KINGFISHER...KIOWA...LINCOLN...LOGAN...LOVE...MAJOR...
MARSHALL...MCCLAIN...MURRAY...NOBLE...OKLAHOMA...PAYNE...
PONTOTOC...POTTAWATOMIE...ROGER MILLS...SEMINOLE...STEPHENS...
TILLMAN...WASHITA...WOODS AND WOODWARD. IN NORTHERN TEXAS...
ARCHER...BAYLOR...CLAY...FOARD...HARDEMAN...KNOX...WICHITA AND
WILBARGER.

* THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* EXCESSIVE RAIN MAY GRADUALLY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING

* GRADUAL ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN IN WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EASTWARD ACROSS OKLAHOMA. HEAVY
RAIN MAY PERSIST IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO THE EARLY
PART OF THE WEEKEND. THEN THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE WILL
AFFECT THE REGION BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT
TRACK OF IKE IS UNCERTAIN...IT IS VERY LIKELY TO AFFECT SOME
PARTS OF THE REGION...WITH GREATER ODDS ALONG AND EAST OF A
WICHITA FALLS TO ENID LINE. IKE COULD BRING EXTREMELY HEAVY
RAIN...AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

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. REMEMBER THAT
WITH ONGOING RAIN...PREPARATIONS OF PROPERTY AND LIVESTOCK MAY
REQUIRE MORE TIME.

Newly Form Tropical Storm Humberto, A concern For Texas And Oklahoma

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL TROPICAL DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PORT O'CONNOR TEXAS
TO CAMERON LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF CAMERON TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 1:00 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 145
MILES...235 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.
HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HUMBERTO SHOULD BE
CROSSING THE TEXAS COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 45 MPH...75
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. THE EARLIER AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE FOR MECHANICAL
REASONS...BUT A SECOND AIRCRAFT IS EXPECTED TO REACH HUMBERTO
WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER TEXAS COAST AND IN EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2-3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES
LANDFALL.
REPEATING THE 100 PM CDT POSITION...28.3 N...95.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 4:00 PM CDT.
FORECASTER FRANKLIN