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Kingfisher sees flooding, funnels during Monday's severe storms

Lots of standing water remained in the town on Monday night The Kingfisher area was hit hard by severe storms on Monday, causing flooding, funnels, and a significant amount of funnels. The area was also impacted by flooding and a potential tornado. Jason H.E. shows some of the damage caused by the storms, including a FUNNEL CLOUD that was seen overhead. While there are no immediate reports of injuries from these storms, Jason shows that while there is still a lot of standing water around KingFISHER, the area is still experiencing flooding and severe weather.

Kingfisher sees flooding, funnels during Monday's severe storms

Publié : il y a un mois par Jason Burger, https://www.facebook.com/ dans Weather

JASON, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OUT THERE? WELL. GUYS, IT WAS A VERY ACTIVE DAY HERE IN THE KINGFISHER AREA. AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE IMPACTS FROM THE RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CREEK RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME. YOU. CAN SEE THE WATER MOVING EXTREMELY QUICKLY. I WOULD ESTIMATE IT’S ONLY ABOUT TWO FEET BELOW THE ACTUAL ROADWAY. WE’RE HERE ON 780 ROAD, JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 81, NORTH OF KINGFISHER. NOW, THIS WASN’T THE ONLY THING THAT KINGFISHER SAW TODAY. IN FACT, A COUPLE VIEWERS SAW A FUNNEL CLOUD OVERHEAD. AND NOW WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT RIGHT NOW. NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. WE DON’T KNOW YET IF THIS FUNNEL ACTUALLY TOUCHED DOWN, BUT I GOT PERMISSION FROM BRANDON BELT. HE SAID HE TOOK THESE ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOWN. HE GOT A REALLY GOOD VIEW OF THAT CIRCULATION. NOW, THIS SET OF PICTURES I GOT FROM CARRIE ALIG, WHO WAS ALSO NEAR THE STORM. IN FACT, SHE TOLD ME SHE SHOT THESE PICTURES FROM HER OWN BACK PORCH WHEN THE FUNNEL CLOUD STARTED TO FORM. NOW WE’RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF THE FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS OFFICIALLY A TORNADO. WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANY REPORTS OF INJURIES WITH THESE STORMS TODAY. NOW. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF STANDING WATER AROUND KINGFISHER HERE. BUT LOOKING UP AT THE SKY, I CAN SEE STARS. SO THE CLOUDS HAVE PARTED. I DON’T KNOW IF THERE’S GOING TO BE MUCH MORE RAINFAL

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