000 FGUS74 KOUN 181804 ESFOKC OKC053-071-103-125-133-013-005-191800- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1203 PM CST TUE MAR 18 2003 ...RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL..CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA... MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL THIRD OF OKLAHOMA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WIDESPREAD BASIN-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1.0 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN FLOODING. THIS RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR... - MINOR FLOODING ON THE CHIKASKIA RIVER NEAR BLACKWELL - MINOR FLOODING ON THE SALT FORK RIVER NEAR TONKAWA - MINOR FLOODING ON THE LITTLE RIVER NEAR TECUMSEH - MINOR FLOODING ON THE BLUE RIVER NEAR BLUE - MINOR FLOODING ON THE CLEAR BOGGY CREEK NEAR CANEY WHEN MINOR FLOODING LEVELS ARE REACHED IN THE VICINITY OF BLACKWELL...SOME LOW-LYING FARMLANDS...AND LOCAL ROADS WILL BE INUNDATED NEAR THE CHIKASKIA RIVER IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GRANT COUNTY...AND ACROSS KAY COUNTY...TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SALT FORK RIVER BELOW TONKAWA. WHEN MINOR FLOODING LEVELS ARE REACHED IN THE VICINITY OF TONKAWA... SOME LOW-LYING FARMLANDS...OILFIELDS...AND RURAL ROADS WILL BE INUNDATED NEAR THE SALT FORK RIVER IN EASTERN GRANT COUNTY...AND ACROSS KAY COUNTY...TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW PONCA CITY. WHEN MINOR FLOODING LEVELS ARE REACHED IN THE VICINITY OF TECUMSEH...LOW-LYING FARMLANDS AND RURAL ROADS WILL HAVE SHALLOW FLOODING ALONG THE LITTLE RIVER FROM NEAR MACOMB IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY TO NEAR BOWLEGS IN WESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY. WHEN MINOR FLOODING LEVELS ARE REACHED IN THE VICINITY OF BLUE... OVERFLOWS ALONG THE BLUE RIVER BANKS IN SOME RURAL PLACES WILL OCCUR...FROM CENTRAL BRYAN COUNTY TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE RED RIVER. WHEN MINOR FLOODING LEVELS ARE REACHED IN THE VICINITY OF CANEY... LOW-LYING BOTTOMLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL FIELDS WILL HAVE SHALLOW FLOODING ALONG THE CLEAR BOGGY CREEK IN WESTERN ATOKA COUNTY. A RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR RIVER FLOODING...BUT IT IS NOT IMMINENT. FORECAST RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO CRITICAL STAGES. PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA. A GRAPHIC SHOWING THE COUNTIES...RIVER FORECAST POINT LOCATIONS... AND RIVER REACHES IN THE OUTLOOK AREA IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABRFC/RFO/OUNRFO.HTML $$