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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

843 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007



OKC113-121830-

OSAGE OK-

855 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR

NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY...



AT 845 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF OSAGE COUNTY. RAINFALL 

RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR WERE OCCURRING IN SOME AREAS. THE 

RAIN AREA WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH.  RAINFALL OF 1.5 TO 2.5 

INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY 

FROM JUST EAST OF PERSONIA AND FORAKER TO NEAR HULAH LAKE. ANOTHER 1 

TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 AM.  



THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER THE UPPER END OF BUCK 

CREEK...JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF FORAKER.  THIS CREEK FLOWS TO THE 

EAST NORTHEAST TOWARD THE STATE LINE NEAR ELGIN KANSAS.  PERSONS 

NEAR BUCK CREEK SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OF THAT 

CREEK FROM NEAR PERSONIA TO ELGIN TO HULAH LAKE.  



SOME GENERAL LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY 

RAIN INCLUDE PAWHUSKA...BIGHEART...OKESA AND HULAH...WITH HEAVY RAIN 

MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST OSAGE COUNTY THROUGH 10 AM. 



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. 



WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. 



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. I



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

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



LAT...LON 3699 9675 3680 9674 3667 9707 3660 9689

      3667 9601 3700 9602



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