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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 031039

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

436 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



ARC033-047-131-OKC001-021-061-077-079-135-031345-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T1345Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-

HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-LATIMER OK-

436 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CST FOR

LATIMER...LE FLORE...HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...

SOUTHERN ADAIR...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN 

COUNTIES...



AT 432 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 4 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 

2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 745 AM CST.



NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. 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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND

FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



LAT...LON 3576 9397 3560 9408 3516 9403 3508 9425

      3497 9423 3491 9443 3468 9451 3469 9552

      3503 9551 3504 9535 3508 9534 3516 9535

      3517 9546 3529 9546 3529 9520 3541 9509

      3552 9512 3565 9507

TIME...MOT...LOC 1036Z 270DEG 20KT 3557 9175 3484 9269



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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 031039

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

436 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



ARC033-047-131-OKC001-021-061-077-079-135-031345-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T1345Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-

HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-LATIMER OK-

436 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CST FOR

LATIMER...LE FLORE...HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...

SOUTHERN ADAIR...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN 

COUNTIES...



AT 432 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 4 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 

2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 745 AM CST.



NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. 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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND

FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



LAT...LON 3576 9397 3560 9408 3516 9403 3508 9425

      3497 9423 3491 9443 3468 9451 3469 9552

      3503 9551 3504 9535 3508 9534 3516 9535

      3517 9546 3529 9546 3529 9520 3541 9509

      3552 9512 3565 9507

TIME...MOT...LOC 1036Z 270DEG 20KT 3557 9175 3484 9269



$$

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