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WGUS74 KTSA 200707

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

201 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2007



OKC113-200730-

OSAGE OK-

201 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2007



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

NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY...



AT 200 AM CDT...THE STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE 

WEAKENED BUT STILL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WAS BEING REPORTED 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE AREA 

BETWEEN PAWHUSKA AND FORAKER WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO AROUND 5 INCHES 

LIKELY. SEVERAL ROADS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE WATER RUNNING OVER 

THEM. HIGHWAY 60 NEAR PAWHUSKA WAS CLOSED FOR A TIME DUE TO HIGH 

WATER AND DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. 



RAINFALL IN THE AREA HAS BEEN DIMINISHING BUT IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL 

HOURS FOR WATER TO DRAIN FROM THE SMALL STREAMS AND ROADWAYS. SOME 

LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAINFALL 

INCLUDE HULAH...FORAKER...BIGHEART...PEARSONIA...OKESA...BURBANK AND 

SHIDLER.



HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE

ROAD. 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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