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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

204 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007



OKC121-072115-

PITTSBURG OK-

204 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY...



AT 200 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

LIGHT RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA.  RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 5 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH LOCALLY 

HIGHER AMOUNTS. THROUGH 415 PM CDT... RAINFALL WILL REMAIN LIGHT BUT 

RUNOFF AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE 

ALDERSON...HAYWOOD...HARTSHORNE...SAVANNA...ASHLAND AND BLANCO.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS

OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY

AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 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.



LAT...LON 3460 9589 3459 9552 3492 9552 3487 9609

      3469 9609 3470 9588



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