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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

800 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007



OKC133-100315-

SEMINOLE OK-

800 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR

SEMINOLE COUNTY...



AT 800 PM...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

SEMINOLE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA FROM BOWLEGS TO WEWOKA AND 

SOUTH. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT SOME AREAS BETWEEN CROMWELL AND WEWOKA 

MAY HAVE RECEIVED 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. 

SEVERAL ROADS IN WEWOKA HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE FLOODED.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 

VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES 

INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS. MOVE TO HIGHER 

GROUND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARM LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



KEEP CHILDREN FROM PLAYING NEAR RUSHING FLOOD WATERS. THE BANKS OF

STREAMS AND FLOODWAYS ARE SLIPPERY AND RAIN SOFTENED GROUND MAY GIVE

WAY EASILY. DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD BE A VICTIM OF DANGEROUS FLOOD

WATERS



LAT...LON 3509 9677 3503 9650 3528 9643 3530 9678



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