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WGUS74 KTSA 170158

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

756 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008



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PUSHMATAHA OK-

756 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...



AT 751 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS PUSHMATAHA 

COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. RADAR INDICATES 

THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN...WITH ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY LESS THAN ONE INCH THROUGH 1030 PM CST.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN 

INCLUDE NASHOBA...CLOUDY...CLAYTON...HONOBIA...AND ALBION.



ROAD CLOSURES WERE REPORTED IN CLAYTON DO THE HEAVY RAINS.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3417 9577 3460 9554 3460 9552 3467 9550

      3467 9493 3420 9516

TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 238DEG 38KT 3473 9513 3427 9534



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