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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1110 PM CST MON MAR 18 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHOCTAW COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...



AT 1110 PM CST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF SHOWERS OVER 

WESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE 

WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT WILL BE LIGHT.  

HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE 

FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. 



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE HUGO...GOODLAND...UNGER...SOPER...MESSER...KENT...FALLON AND

SPEER.



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.

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