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WGUS74 KTSA 210452

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ARZ029-OKZ072-074-076-210545-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1148 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEQUOYAH...SEBASTIAN...LE FLORE

   AND HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...



AT 1148 PM CDT RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY 

MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF SEQUOYAH...SEBASTIAN 

...LE FLORE AND HASKELL COUNTIES.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE 

WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1245 AM CDT.  THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER NORTHERN LE FLORE AND SEBASTIAN 

COUNTY THROUGH 1245 AM CDT.

 

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.

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