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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

656 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007



OKC001-060300-

ADAIR OK-

656 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY...



AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY.  

RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITHIN A FEW HOURS 

TIME ACROSS THIS AREA.  THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL WILL OFTEN LEAD TO 

FLASH FLOODING...AND ROADWAYS MAY REMAIN FLOODED WELL AFTER THE RAIN 

HAS ENDED.  THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 

FOR SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 1000 PM 

CDT WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING 

INCLUDE MARIETTA...BARON AND STILWELL.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

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



LAT...LON 3595 9453 3588 9480 3566 9481 3564 9448



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