Storms are in the state's forecast through the end of the week. Some areas that already received an abundance of rain will continue to get heavy rainfall Thursday, and flooding problems are expected to worsen as the day goes on in southwestern Oklahoma, forecasters said. The area expected to be hardest-hit is between Wichita Falls, Texas, and Lawton eastward to Ardmore and Durant.
Some hail and damaging winds are also possible with the storms, but heavy rains in areas already saturated are the main threat to area residents, according to the weather service.
Rainfall totals
Top rainfall totals at Mesonet sites for the 24-hour period ending 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Burneyville 11.73 inches
Madill 6.64
Tipton 4.74
Ringling 4.49
Grandfield 4.38
Altus 4.34
Waurika 4.19
Medicine Park 3.80
Ketchum 3.13
Ardmore 3.07
Apache 2.55
Byars 2.58
Chickasha 2.37
Idabel 2.15
Hobart 2.06
Pauls Valley 2.01
Metro Area
OKC East 2.03
Washington 2.03
OKC West 1.94
Minco 1.91
Norman 1.89
Chandler 1.83
OKC North 1.53
Spencer 1.44
El Reno 1.41
Shawnee 1.25
Kingfisher 1.18
Guthrie 1.15
Contributing: Staff Writer Michael Kimball, Associated Press
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