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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1204 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2007



OKC113-200730-

OSAGE OK-

1204 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY...



AT 1159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN COVERING MUCH OF NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY.

...AND LITTLE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN NOTED WITH THIS AREA OF STORMS. 

RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 

BETWEEN SHIDLER AND PAWHUSKA...WITH A BROAD AREA OF 2 TO 3 INCHES 

ESTIMATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES 

WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 230 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE OKESA...PAWHUSKA...BARNSDALL...FAIRFAX...WYNONA AND AVANT.



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.



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 3699 9601 3689 9658 3669 9696 3656 9687

      3648 9629 3646 9600



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