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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 140238

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

938 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



OKC077-079-140700-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0122.000000T0000Z-080914T0700Z/

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

LE FLORE OK-LATIMER OK-

938 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR

LATIMER AND LE FLORE COUNTIES...



AT 936 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF LE FLORE AND LATIMER COUNTIES 

IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL SYSTEM IKE.  THE BACK EDGE OF THE 

HEAVIEST RAIN IS CURRENTLY NEAR A MCALESTER TO HUGO LINE.  THE RAIN 

WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES AWAY. 

RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. 

ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 200 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE ARKOMA...POCOLA...SPIRO...BOKOSHE...PANAMA AND CAMERON.



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 3451 9493 3469 9494 3469 9552 3503 9550

      3504 9535 3506 9535 3506 9493 3521 9493

      3522 9481 3535 9480 3535 9471 3528 9466

      3534 9459 3531 9451 3535 9451 3537 9444

      3537 9443 3450 9447



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 140238

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

938 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



OKC077-079-140700-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0122.000000T0000Z-080914T0700Z/

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

LE FLORE OK-LATIMER OK-

938 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR

LATIMER AND LE FLORE COUNTIES...



AT 936 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF LE FLORE AND LATIMER COUNTIES 

IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL SYSTEM IKE.  THE BACK EDGE OF THE 

HEAVIEST RAIN IS CURRENTLY NEAR A MCALESTER TO HUGO LINE.  THE RAIN 

WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES AWAY. 

RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. 

ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 200 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE ARKOMA...POCOLA...SPIRO...BOKOSHE...PANAMA AND CAMERON.



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 3451 9493 3469 9494 3469 9552 3503 9550

      3504 9535 3506 9535 3506 9493 3521 9493

      3522 9481 3535 9480 3535 9471 3528 9466

      3534 9459 3531 9451 3535 9451 3537 9444

      3537 9443 3450 9447



$$

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