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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

110 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE...ADAIR

LE FLORE...SEQUOYAH AND OTTAWA COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND

ALL OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...



THE THREAT FOR FLOODING RAINS HAS MOVED EAST INTO FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA 

AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO

FLOW RAPIDLY AND BE NEAR BANKFULL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL

HEAVY RAINS WILL BE LIMITED TO AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM MIAMI TO HUGO.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES...CREEKS AND

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. THEY ARE PRONE TO RAPID RISES AND MAY FLOOD

QUICKLY.  REMEMBER FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED

DEATHS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE

ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. THE DEPTH OF THE WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT TO

ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH

YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST

FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLASH

FLOOD EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA.

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