

000 

WGUS74 KTSA 301028

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

428 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006



OKC023-121-127-301100-

PITTSBURG OK-CHOCTAW OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-

428 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR

PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES...



AT 421 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN THAT PRODUCED BETWEEN 2.5 AND 4.5 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...LIGHT RAIN 

SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING INTO PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...AND PITTSBURG 

COUNTIES. LOCALIZED FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES WERE REPORTED EARLIER 

THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND SINCE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS 

MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...FLOOD WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY 

RECEDE DESPITE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE 

ONGOING ACTIVITY. PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS 

MORNING SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW 

LYING AREAS NEAR CREEKS OR STREAMS.



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. TURN 

AROUND DONT DROWN. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER 

TO CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND 

PICKUPS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE 

WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3389 9588 3394 9516 3426 9516 3425 9504

      3452 9504 3452 9493 3469 9493 3470 9552

      3505 9550 3504 9536 3516 9536 3516 9547

      3531 9546 3512 9609 3469 9607 3470 9589

      3461 9589 3461 9566 3451 9566 3451 9579

      3418 9577 3417 9596



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 301028

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

428 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006



OKC023-121-127-301100-

PITTSBURG OK-CHOCTAW OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-

428 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR

PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES...



AT 421 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN THAT PRODUCED BETWEEN 2.5 AND 4.5 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...LIGHT RAIN 

SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING INTO PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...AND PITTSBURG 

COUNTIES. LOCALIZED FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES WERE REPORTED EARLIER 

THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND SINCE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS 

MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...FLOOD WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY 

RECEDE DESPITE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE 

ONGOING ACTIVITY. PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS 

MORNING SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW 

LYING AREAS NEAR CREEKS OR STREAMS.



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. TURN 

AROUND DONT DROWN. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER 

TO CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND 

PICKUPS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE 

WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3389 9588 3394 9516 3426 9516 3425 9504

      3452 9504 3452 9493 3469 9493 3470 9552

      3505 9550 3504 9536 3516 9536 3516 9547

      3531 9546 3512 9609 3469 9607 3470 9589

      3461 9589 3461 9566 3451 9566 3451 9579

      3418 9577 3417 9596



$$

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