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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

704 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007



ARC143-060300-

WASHINGTON AR-

704 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007



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

SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...



AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHERN WASHINGTON  

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 WASHINGTON COUNTY.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL

THROUGH 1000 PM CDT WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING 

INCLUDE GREENLAND...PRAIRIE GROVE...LINCOLN AND WEST FORK.



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.



LAT...LON 3577 9404 3601 9405 3599 9453 3575 9448



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