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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

733 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2007



OKC113-101515-

OSAGE OK-

733 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2007



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

CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY...



AT 730 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF HEAVY RAIN NEAR CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY.  THE STORM PRODUCING 

THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR INDICATES THAT 4 TO 

6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE 

POSSIBLE THROUGH 1015 AM CDT. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG 

SYCAMORE CREEK...BUG CREEK...AND NICICOLA CREEK. 



FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 20...BETWEEN HOMINY AND RALSTON...  

BY THE OSAGE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. 



THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER

MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.



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



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. 



LAT...LON 3647 9671 3636 9653 3647 9634 3657 9643



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