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ARZ029-OKZ072-074-076-210645-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1244 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2001



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

AND HASKELL COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...



THE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN HAS BEGUN MOVING SOUTH AWAY FROM 

THE AREA OF PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO 

AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF A WILBURTON TO POTEAU TO GREENWOOD LINE 

THROUGH 2 AM BUT SHOULD NOT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. 



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FURTHER NORTH... RUNOFF WILL 

CONTINUE TO FILL STREAMS AND CREEKS WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED 

MINOR FLOODING PARTICULARLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS.



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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