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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 101615

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1114 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



ARC033-047-131-101800-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080410T1800Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-

1114 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR

FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE WARNING 

AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING. WHILE THE RAIN HAS ENDED...WATER LEVELS 

WILL LIKELY REMAIN HIGH ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGH THE EARLY 

AFTERNOON DUE TO CONTINUED RUNOFF FORM THE HEAVY RAINFALL.



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.



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

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



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 1614Z 214DEG 97KT 4539 8498



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 101615

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1114 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



ARC033-047-131-101800-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080410T1800Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-

1114 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR

FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE WARNING 

AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING. WHILE THE RAIN HAS ENDED...WATER LEVELS 

WILL LIKELY REMAIN HIGH ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGH THE EARLY 

AFTERNOON DUE TO CONTINUED RUNOFF FORM THE HEAVY RAINFALL.



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.



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

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



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 1614Z 214DEG 97KT 4539 8498



$$

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