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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1056 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007



OKC113-121830-

OSAGE OK-

1056 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007



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

NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY...



AT 1050 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT ONLY A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUING OVER OSAGE COUNTY. 

LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH 12 NOON.  



THE HEAVIEST RAIN THIS MORNING OCCURRED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF 

OSAGE COUNTY...WITH RADAR ESTIMATES AROUND TWO TO THREE INCHES.  



THE HEAVIEST RAIN OF AROUND THREE INCHES OCCURRED OVER THE UPPER END 

OF BUCK CREEK...TO THE NORTHEAST OF FORAKER.  SIGNIFICANT RISES CAN 

BE EXPECTED ON BUCK CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM NEAR FORAKER TO 

SOUTH OF ELGIN KANSAS TO HULAH LAKE. PERSONS NEAR THE BUCK CREEK 

SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. 



RADAR ESTIMATES OF AROUND TWO INCHES ALSO OCCURRED AROUND THE TALL 

GRASS PRAIRIE AREA.  WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF 

THE TALL GRASS PRAIRIE AROUND 930 THIS MORNING.  THE HEAVY RAIN 

OCCURRED FROM THAT AREA ON TO THE NORTHEAST...AND WILL RESULT IN A 

SIGNIFICANT FLOW INCREASE ALONG THE SAND CREEK.  PERSONS NEAR THE 

SAND CREEK SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. 



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.



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. 



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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