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WGUS74 KTSA 031549

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1049 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



ARC033-047-131-OKC061-079-135-031730-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0118.000000T0000Z-080903T1730Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-HASKELL OK-

LE FLORE OK-

1049 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR

NORTHERN LE FLORE...EASTERN HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...

SOUTHERN CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



AT 1042 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 

AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN BANDS WERE MOVING WEST 

AT 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH AMOUNTS NEAR 1 INCH WITHIN THE LAST 3 

HOURS.  ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1230 PM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE ALMA...VAN BUREN...BLOOMER...JENNY LIND...BONANZA...LAVACA...

BARLING...FORT SMITH...ALTUS...DENNING...BRANCH...CHARLESTON...

ARKOMA...SPIRO...MOFFETT...BRUSHY...VIAN...ROLAND...MULDROW...GANS...

SALLISAW...TAMAHA AND KEOTA.



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.



LAT...LON 3537 9373 3539 9380 3531 9381 3531 9391

      3522 9392 3523 9402 3514 9403 3514 9413

      3510 9415 3507 9423 3496 9422 3494 9431

      3508 9507 3521 9509 3547 9507 3560 9509

      3544 9369



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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 031549

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1049 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



ARC033-047-131-OKC061-079-135-031730-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0118.000000T0000Z-080903T1730Z/

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

SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-HASKELL OK-

LE FLORE OK-

1049 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR

NORTHERN LE FLORE...EASTERN HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...

SOUTHERN CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...



AT 1042 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 

AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN BANDS WERE MOVING WEST 

AT 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH AMOUNTS NEAR 1 INCH WITHIN THE LAST 3 

HOURS.  ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1230 PM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE ALMA...VAN BUREN...BLOOMER...JENNY LIND...BONANZA...LAVACA...

BARLING...FORT SMITH...ALTUS...DENNING...BRANCH...CHARLESTON...

ARKOMA...SPIRO...MOFFETT...BRUSHY...VIAN...ROLAND...MULDROW...GANS...

SALLISAW...TAMAHA AND KEOTA.



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.



LAT...LON 3537 9373 3539 9380 3531 9381 3531 9391

      3522 9392 3523 9402 3514 9403 3514 9413

      3510 9415 3507 9423 3496 9422 3494 9431

      3508 9507 3521 9509 3547 9507 3560 9509

      3544 9369



$$

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