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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1142 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES OVERNIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST

OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES:



IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA...

PITTSBURG...LATIMER...HASKELL...LE FLORE...PUSHMATAHA...AND CHOCTAW.



IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

WASHINGTON...CARROLL...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN.



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MCINTOSH...CHEROKEE...

MUSKOGEE...SEQUOYAH...ADAIR...DELAWARE AND BENTON COUNTIES...WITH

THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAVING MOVED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA.



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA LATE THIS

EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE

ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY

EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLY

PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF POOR

DRAINAGE AREAS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.



2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF

THE WATCH AREA THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2

INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. THIS

WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE

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

QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS

TO RISE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS

ON THE ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN

DEPTH.  TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT

UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



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