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The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
West Central Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 915 AM CDT.

* At 608 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tulsa...                           Broken Arrow...
Sand Springs...                    Owasso...
Bixby...                           Sapulpa...
Jenks...                           Glenpool...
Skiatook...                        Catoosa...
Sperry...                          Tulsa International Airport...
Turley...                          Jenks Riverside Airport...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&


FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties,
Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison and Washington AR and
Oklahoma, including the following counties, Adair, Cherokee,
Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata,
Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah,
Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington OK.

* WHEN...Through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple periods of heavy rainfall will accumulate across
portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas this
weekend and into Monday. Total rainfall accumulations of 4 to
6 inches with isolated amounts of 8 to 10 inches are
forecast. Expect both flash flooding and mainstem river
flooding to develop with these rainfall amounts.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. Outdoor activities planned
over the weekend should be prepared for flood safety actions.
Overnight flooding can be especially dangerous as water rises and
flooded roadways are more difficult to monitor.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
315 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

BENTON                CRAWFORD              WASHINGTON AR

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS

SEBASTIAN

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

CHEROKEE              MUSKOGEE              OKFUSKEE
SEQUOYAH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

ADAIR                 CRAIG                 CREEK
DELAWARE              MAYES                 NOWATA
OKMULGEE              OSAGE                 OTTAWA
PAWNEE                ROGERS                TULSA
WAGONER               WASHINGTON OK

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

HASKELL               LATIMER               LE FLORE
MCINTOSH              PITTSBURG             PUSHMATAHA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTLERS, BARTLESVILLE, BENTONVILLE,
CLAREMORE, CLAYTON, EUFAULA, FAYETTEVILLE, FORT SMITH, GROVE,
JAY, MCALESTER, MIAMI, MUSKOGEE, NOWATA, OKEMAH, OKMULGEE,
PAWHUSKA, PAWNEE, POTEAU, PRYOR, ROGERS, SALLISAW, SAPULPA,
SPRINGDALE, STIGLER, STILWELL, TAHLEQUAH, TULSA, VAN BUREN,
VINITA, WAGONER, AND WILBURTON.