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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

937 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



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ROGERS OK-DELAWARE OK-CRAIG OK-OTTAWA OK-MAYES OK-

937 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR

MAYES...OTTAWA...CRAIG...DELAWARE AND EASTERN ROGERS COUNTIES...



AT 934 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES

NORTHWEST OF WHITE OAK TO NARCISSA TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF 

GROVE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF CRAIG AND OTTAWA COUNTIES THIS EVENING. 

WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING 

AREA...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL REMAIN LIKELY THROUGH 145 AM 

DUE TO EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE WYANDOTTE...WELCH...MIAMI...COMMERCE...QUAPAW AND PICHER.



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.



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

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



LAT...LON 3698 9460 3641 9461 3617 9456 3617 9510

      3609 9510 3608 9557 3613 9557 3617 9566

      3645 9559 3646 9546 3695 9543 3699 9540

      3702 9513

TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 200DEG 21KT 3680 9535 3682 9495

          3667 9460



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