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When the National Weather Service Office issues a flood watch, or a flash flood watch, the forecast has the potential for rainfall of one inch per hour or repeatedly over a span of a few or many hours. These locations indicated by the watch should be aware of their locations and surroundings regarding the flooding potential.
As search and recovery efforts continue following the deadly floods, NWS warns of isolated flash floods due to the possibility of heavy rain this weekend.⛈️
Experts said warnings issued in the run-up to this weekend’s flooding were as timely and accurate as possible, but questions about whether the alerts reached people most at risk remain.
The Flood Watch covers most of the state, barring some counties in northwestern and southeastern Oklahoma, through at least Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday at 10:25 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a flood watch valid from 11 a.m. until Monday 5 a.m. for Cortland County.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Franklin and Licking counties. The service said heavy mid-day downpours that dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain prompted the warning for Franklin County through 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, and for Licking County through 6:45 p.m.
A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 3:06 p.m. in effect until 6:15 p.m. for Adams County.
The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a flash flood warning Saturday evening for Costilla and Huerfano counties in southern Colorado. The impacted area is about 35 miles north of the New Mexico state line.
With grounds already saturated from last weekend's deadly storms, the National Weather Service is warning of more flash flooding Sunday in areas already hit hard by flooding over the Fourth of July.
A flash flood warning was released by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 8:22 p.m. in effect until 11:30 p.m. for Somerset County.
The National Weather Service released a flash flood warning at 1:17 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 3:45 p.m. for Franklin and Hampshire counties.