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WGUS74 KTSA 181720

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1219 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008



ARC015-033-047-087-131-OKC061-077-079-135-181930-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080318T1930Z/

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

CARROLL AR-SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-

SEQUOYAH OK-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-LATIMER OK-

1219 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR

LATIMER...LE FLORE...HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...MADISON...FRANKLIN...

CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND CARROLL COUNTIES...



AT 1218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

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

NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS

ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 230

PM CDT.



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.



LAT...LON 3613 9327 3612 9344 3577 9350 3576 9366

      3539 9369 3492 9442 3452 9444 3450 9491

      3469 9492 3469 9549 3503 9549 3515 9530

      3529 9544 3524 9523 3544 9499 3564 9510

      3564 9445 3576 9394 3649 9384 3649 9328

TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 206DEG 47KT 3521 9459



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