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WGUS74 KTSA 041708

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1204 PM CDT THU MAY 4 2006



ARC033-143-OKC001-021-041900-

WASHINGTON AR-CRAWFORD AR-CHEROKEE OK-ADAIR OK-

1204 PM CDT THU MAY 4 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR

ADAIR...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...



AT NOON CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA.  ALTHOUGH

THE HEAVIER RAINFALL HAS ENDED...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE.

SEVERAL ROADWAYS REMAIN FLOODED.  



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY EXCESS

RUNOFF INCLUDE BRENTWOOD...STRICKLER...ELDON...HULBERT...TAHLEQUAH...

PROCTOR...CHRISTIE...BARON AND MARIETTA.



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.



LAT...LON 3582 9385 3564 9387 3569 9504 3592 9529

      3609 9521



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