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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 282246

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

543 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008



ARC047-131-OKC061-077-079-091-121-282345-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0104.000000T0000Z-080628T2345Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-FRANKLIN AR-MCINTOSH OK-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-

PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-

543 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008



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

LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG...NORTHERN LE FLORE...HASKELL...

CENTRAL MCINTOSH...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 

TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN 

INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 645 PM CDT. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS 

ENDED...ONGOING FLASH FLOODING MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN 

INCLUDE POTEAU...BRANCH...BURNVILLE...FORT CHAFFEE...HARTSHORNE...RED

OAK...MIDLAND...WISTER...WILBURTON...WASHBURN...FANSHAWE...HUNTINGTON

...HOWE...HARTFORD...DAMON...HIGGINS...MANSFIELD...HEAVENER AND 

BENGAL.



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.



LAT...LON 3539 9379 3531 9381 3531 9391 3522 9392

      3523 9402 3514 9403 3514 9413 3508 9422

      3496 9423 3490 9445 3474 9558 3539 9568

      3527 9525 3532 9467 3528 9466 3532 9462

      3531 9451 3535 9422 3555 9370 3538 9369

TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 336DEG 22KT 3541 9379 3526 9409

          3504 9468 3499 9531



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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 282246

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

543 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008



ARC047-131-OKC061-077-079-091-121-282345-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0104.000000T0000Z-080628T2345Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-FRANKLIN AR-MCINTOSH OK-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-

PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-

543 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008



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

LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG...NORTHERN LE FLORE...HASKELL...

CENTRAL MCINTOSH...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 

TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN 

INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 645 PM CDT. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS 

ENDED...ONGOING FLASH FLOODING MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN 

INCLUDE POTEAU...BRANCH...BURNVILLE...FORT CHAFFEE...HARTSHORNE...RED

OAK...MIDLAND...WISTER...WILBURTON...WASHBURN...FANSHAWE...HUNTINGTON

...HOWE...HARTFORD...DAMON...HIGGINS...MANSFIELD...HEAVENER AND 

BENGAL.



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.



LAT...LON 3539 9379 3531 9381 3531 9391 3522 9392

      3523 9402 3514 9403 3514 9413 3508 9422

      3496 9423 3490 9445 3474 9558 3539 9568

      3527 9525 3532 9467 3528 9466 3532 9462

      3531 9451 3535 9422 3555 9370 3538 9369

TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 336DEG 22KT 3541 9379 3526 9409

          3504 9468 3499 9531



$$

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