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WGUS74 KTSA 301035

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

434 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006



OKC077-301230-

LATIMER OK-

434 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CST FOR

LATIMER COUNTY...



AT 425 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN THAT PRODUCED BETWEEN 2.5 AND 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN ACROSS THE COUNTY HAS MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA AND 

WILL MOVE INTO LATIMER COUNTY BY 6 AM. 



LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY TO HAVE OCCURRED IN THE COUNTY THIS 

MORNING AS A RESULT OF THIS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SINCE THE HEAVY 

RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...FLOOD WATERS WILL GRADUALLY RECEDE 

DESPITE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE DEVELOPING 

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 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 3468 9552 3469 9505 3487 9505 3486 9500

      3495 9500 3495 9492 3507 9493 3507 9536

      3504 9535 3504 9551



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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 301035

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

434 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006



OKC077-301230-

LATIMER OK-

434 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CST FOR

LATIMER COUNTY...



AT 425 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN THAT PRODUCED BETWEEN 2.5 AND 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN ACROSS THE COUNTY HAS MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA AND 

WILL MOVE INTO LATIMER COUNTY BY 6 AM. 



LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY TO HAVE OCCURRED IN THE COUNTY THIS 

MORNING AS A RESULT OF THIS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SINCE THE HEAVY 

RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...FLOOD WATERS WILL GRADUALLY RECEDE 

DESPITE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE DEVELOPING 

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 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 3468 9552 3469 9505 3487 9505 3486 9500

      3495 9500 3495 9492 3507 9493 3507 9536

      3504 9535 3504 9551



$$

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