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WGUS74 KTSA 031338

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

728 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



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PITTSBURG OK-

728 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



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

PITTSBURG COUNTY...



AT 728 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF PITTSBURG COUNTY.

THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.

AROUND FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER SOUTHEAST

PITTSBURG COUNTY IN THE AREA EAST OF HIGHWAY 69 AND SOUTH OF

STATE HIGHWAY 31. 



LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MOST AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN 

INCLUDE BLANCO...HAILEYVILLE...HARTSHORNE...AND THE AREA IN AND AROUND

THE JACK FORK MOUNTAINS.



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. 

TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE 

WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3467 9591 3467 9608 3473 9612 3509 9608

      3516 9599 3515 9590 3520 9582 3519 9574

      3531 9545 3517 9546 3516 9535 3504 9535

      3503 9551 3460 9552 3458 9588

TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 261DEG 32KT 3496 9547 3464 9546



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