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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

850 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2008



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WAGONER OK-CREEK OK-TULSA OK-

850 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR

TULSA...NORTHERN CREEK AND WAGONER COUNTIES...



AT 845 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

THE WARNED AREA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. RADAR AND MEASURED AMOUNTS 

INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH THROUGH 1015 AM 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.



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.



LAT...LON 3607 9555 3608 9526 3607 9526 3599 9526

      3598 9528 3586 9527 3587 9593 3585 9661

      3616 9659 3617 9588

TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 272DEG 34KT 3592 9395



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