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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

547 AM CDT MON AUG 11 2008



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MCINTOSH OK-PITTSBURG OK-

547 AM CDT MON AUG 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHWESTERN MCINTOSH COUNTIES...



AT 535 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF HEAVY RAIN NEAR INDIANOLA.  THE STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY 

RAINFALL WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR INDICATES THAT 4 TO 5 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 

INCHES INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 830 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN 

INCLUDE THE AREAS AROUND CANADIAN...VIVIAN...RAIFORD AND HANNA. 

STREAMS AFFECTED INCLUDE BALD MOUNTAIN CREEK...ROCK CREEK...MILL 

CREEK...AND WILD HORSE CREEK.  



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. 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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED. 



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

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



LAT...LON 3530 9598 3530 9568 3512 9556 3498 9580

      3515 9598



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