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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 010133

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

832 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



OKC079-010245-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080401T0245Z/

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

LE FLORE OK-

832 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY...



AT 830 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROS MUCH OF SOUTHERN 

LE FLORE COUNTY. WHILE THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF 

PROBLEMS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY PERSIST THROUGH 945 

PM.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3480 9446 3452 9448 3452 9493 3474 9494

TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 278DEG 26KT 3457 9437



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 010133

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

832 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



OKC079-010245-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080401T0245Z/

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

LE FLORE OK-

832 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY...



AT 830 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROS MUCH OF SOUTHERN 

LE FLORE COUNTY. WHILE THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF 

PROBLEMS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY PERSIST THROUGH 945 

PM.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3480 9446 3452 9448 3452 9493 3474 9494

TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 278DEG 26KT 3457 9437



$$

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