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WGUS74 KTSA 031403

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

759 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



OKC001-021-031409-

/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T1645Z/

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

ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-

759 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHERN

ADAIR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...



TO REPORT PREVIOUS FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

TULSA.



LAT...LON 3561 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 3564 9507

      3564 9447 3571 9448 3576 9397

TIME...MOT...LOC 1359Z 270DEG 20KT 3520 9084



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ARC033-047-131-OKC061-077-079-135-031645-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T1645Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-HASKELL OK-

LE FLORE OK-LATIMER OK-

759 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CST FOR

LATIMER...LE FLORE...HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...

CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



AT 754 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. FOUR TO FIVE

INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF LATIMER AND

LE FLORE COUNTIES...AND ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED.

.



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 3561 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 3564 9507

      3564 9447 3571 9448 3576 9397

TIME...MOT...LOC 1359Z 270DEG 20KT 3520 9084



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