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OKZ065-066-068-070>072-301700-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1117 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR WESTERN 

SEQUOYAH...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE AND 

OKMULGEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...



AT 1110 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS 

AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THESE COUNTIES...BUT RAINFALL RATES HAD 

DIMINISHED SUBSTANTIALLY.  THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS 

BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



HEAVY RAINS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES OVER A 

LARGE AREA...AND LOCALIZED RAINS OVER 7 INCHES...WILL KEEP WATERS 

FLOWING THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.  ALTHOUGH THE IMMEDIATE FLASH 

FLOODING THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...RAPID FLOWS OF WATER COULD RUN FOR 

HOURS.  



MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK ON ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT...AS 

MANY SECONDARY ROADS IN THESE COUNTIES ARE CLOSED.  DO NOT DRIVE 

YOUR VEHICLE INTO RUNNING WATER...TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.



LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...SO 

KEEP INFORMED ON THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS.



MATHEWS

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