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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

557 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



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CHOCTAW OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-

557 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR

PUSHMATAHA AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES...



AT 553 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT OVER 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF PUSHMATAHA COUNTY.

ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 900 AM CST.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE GOODLAND...KENT...HUGO...MESSER...SAWYER...RATTAN...OLETA...

CLOUDY AND FORT TOWSON.



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 3393 9557 3387 9584 3394 9596 3417 9597

      3418 9580 3453 9578 3453 9569 3459 9567

      3459 9553 3469 9551 3469 9494 3468 9493

      3450 9494 3448 9503 3425 9503 3422 9512

      3393 9516 3385 9545

TIME...MOT...LOC 1157Z 243DEG 5KT 3456 9501 3411 9568



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