

000 

WGUS74 KTSA 100853

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

351 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



ARC033-047-131-101200-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080410T1200Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-

351 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR

FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



AT 347 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF THE WARNED

AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA BY 5 

AM. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. 

ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 700 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN   

INCLUDE...CHARLESTON...FIGURE FIVE...BRANCH...ALMA...CEDARVILLE...  

RUDY...DYER...NATURAL DAM...MULBERRY...LEE CREEK...MOUNTAINBURG...  

DENNING...CHESTER...ALTUS...OZARK...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...FERN AND   

CASS.



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 3539 9370 3538 9378 3532 9381 3528 9392

      3523 9392 3520 9404 3515 9403 3515 9413

      3509 9418 3507 9425 3497 9423 3493 9443

      3547 9444 3575 9448 3576 9368

TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 214DEG 97KT 3561 9401



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 100853

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

351 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



ARC033-047-131-101200-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080410T1200Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-

351 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR

FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



AT 347 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF THE WARNED

AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA BY 5 

AM. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. 

ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 700 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN   

INCLUDE...CHARLESTON...FIGURE FIVE...BRANCH...ALMA...CEDARVILLE...  

RUDY...DYER...NATURAL DAM...MULBERRY...LEE CREEK...MOUNTAINBURG...  

DENNING...CHESTER...ALTUS...OZARK...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...FERN AND   

CASS.



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 3539 9370 3538 9378 3532 9381 3528 9392

      3523 9392 3520 9404 3515 9403 3515 9413

      3509 9418 3507 9425 3497 9423 3493 9443

      3547 9444 3575 9448 3576 9368

TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 214DEG 97KT 3561 9401



$$

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