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WGUS74 KTSA 250016

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

715 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005



OKC061-079-135-250030-

SEQUOYAH OK-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-

715 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR LE FLORE...

HASKELL AND SEQUOYAH COUNTIES...



AT 712 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8

MILES NORTH OF SALLISAW TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPIRO TO 8 MILES

SOUTHWEST OF BOKOSHE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE GANS...SPIRO...CAMERON...POCOLA...ROLAND AND MULDROW.



RADAR INDICATES THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN 

OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY

MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO

REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.



LAT...LON 3552 9490 3512 9497 3503 9444 3551 9452



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