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OKC113-117-170500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1029 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES       

   UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...



AT 1026 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY

HEAVY RAIN 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND...NEARLY STATIONARY.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

MIDNIGHT CDT.



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

INCLUDE OSAGE...HOMINY...WYNONA...BARNSDALL...PERSHING...TALLANT...

NELAGONEY AND CLEVELAND.



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.



LAT...LON 3633 9664 3620 9648 3651 9604 3668 9626

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