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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 100847

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

347 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



OKC001-021-061-101-135-145-101145-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0051.000000T0000Z-080410T1145Z/

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

MUSKOGEE OK-WAGONER OK-ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-HASKELL OK-

347 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR

HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...SOUTHEASTERN WAGONER AND

EASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...



AT 342 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

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

NORTHEAST AT 40. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH

LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES 

WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 645 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE STILWELL...HULBERT...MARIETTA...TAHLEQUAH...ELDON...BARON...

PROCTOR...CHRISTIE...PEGGS...WESTVILLE...SCRAPER...WATTS AND OAKS.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3537 9446 3534 9451 3536 9478 3511 9530

      3506 9535 3518 9534 3517 9545 3530 9546

      3531 9533 3608 9536 3607 9512 3617 9511

      3617 9457

TIME...MOT...LOC 0847Z 194DEG 31KT 3587 9500



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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 100847

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

347 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



OKC001-021-061-101-135-145-101145-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0051.000000T0000Z-080410T1145Z/

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

MUSKOGEE OK-WAGONER OK-ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-HASKELL OK-

347 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR

HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...SOUTHEASTERN WAGONER AND

EASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...



AT 342 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

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

NORTHEAST AT 40. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH

LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES 

WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 645 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE STILWELL...HULBERT...MARIETTA...TAHLEQUAH...ELDON...BARON...

PROCTOR...CHRISTIE...PEGGS...WESTVILLE...SCRAPER...WATTS AND OAKS.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3537 9446 3534 9451 3536 9478 3511 9530

      3506 9535 3518 9534 3517 9545 3530 9546

      3531 9533 3608 9536 3607 9512 3617 9511

      3617 9457

TIME...MOT...LOC 0847Z 194DEG 31KT 3587 9500



$$

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