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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

629 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2007



OKC113-117-290215-

OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-

629 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN OSAGE COUNTIES...



AT 630 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES

SOUTHWEST OF RALSTON TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIGHEART.  THE STORMS

PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR INDICATES 

THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCAL AREAS. 

ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 915 PM CDT.

SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN SO FAR IS IN THE AREA OF THE TALLGRASS 

PRAIRIE PRESERVE THAT IS NORTHWEST OF PAWHUSKA. 



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE BURBANK...FORAKER...SHIDLER AND GRAINOLA.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.



LAT...LON 3698 9603 3633 9684 3635 9702 3651 9701

      3658 9686 3662 9691 3660 9702 3669 9704

      3669 9693 3680 9673 3698 9673 3699 9646



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