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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 020413

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1112 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007



OKC077-079-127-020500-

LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-

1112 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 1109 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES EAST OF 

OLETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 

INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 

INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY THROUGH 

MIDNIGHT. 



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING ACROSS LE FLORE 

AND LATIMER COUNTIES...THE SHERIFF OFFICES OF BOTH COUNTIES REPORTED 

LOCALIZED FLOODING CONTINUING AS OF 11 PM. 



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 3501 9549 3462 9553 3454 9567 3450 9577

      3418 9580 3418 9515 3451 9503 3454 9448

      3505 9446



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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 020413

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1112 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007



OKC077-079-127-020500-

LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-

1112 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 1109 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES EAST OF 

OLETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 

INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 

INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY THROUGH 

MIDNIGHT. 



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING ACROSS LE FLORE 

AND LATIMER COUNTIES...THE SHERIFF OFFICES OF BOTH COUNTIES REPORTED 

LOCALIZED FLOODING CONTINUING AS OF 11 PM. 



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 3501 9549 3462 9553 3454 9567 3450 9577

      3418 9580 3418 9515 3451 9503 3454 9448

      3505 9446



$$

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