... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from 7 PM CDT this evening
through Tuesday evening...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of Arkansas and Oklahoma... including the following
areas... in Arkansas... Benton... Carroll... Crawford... Franklin...
Madison... Sebastian and Washington. In Oklahoma... Adair...
Cherokee... Delaware... Haskell... Latimer... Le Flore... Mayes...
McIntosh... Muskogee... Okfuskee... Okmulgee... Ottawa...
Pittsburg... Sequoyah and Wagoner.
* From 7 PM CDT this evening through Tuesday evening
* showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and
become more widespread during the evening and overnight hours
across eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. Additional
showers and thunderstorms will be likely on Tuesday.
Widespread rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are possible in an
area north of Interstate 40 and south of Interstate 44 through
Tuesday as several rounds of thunderstorms affect the same
areas. The potential exists for a swath of much heavier
rainfall of 5 to 8 inches within this area.
* The heavy rainfall may lead to localized flash flooding... and
could also cause rapid rises on creeks and small streams... and
may lead to mainstem river flooding as well.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means rapidly rising water or flooding is
possible within the watch area.
If you are in the watch area... keep informed... and be ready for
quick action if flash flooding is observed or if a warning is
issued.
