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WGUS74 KTSA 020025

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

723 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007



OKC077-079-127-020500-

LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-

723 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR

LATIMER...PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTIES...



AT 719 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES

SOUTHWEST OF RED OAK TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITESBORO TO 3 MILES

SOUTH OF NASHOBA TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANTLERS...MOVING EAST AT 5 

MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. 

ANOTHER 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE RED OAK...MUSE...CLOUDY...FANSHAWE...RATTAN...BIG CEDAR...

OLETA...WISTER...HOWE AND HEAVENER.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO 

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. 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 3501 9549 3462 9553 3454 9567 3450 9577

      3418 9580 3418 9515 3451 9503 3454 9448

      3505 9446



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