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WGUS74 KTSA 132216

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ARC033-047-140100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

512 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES

   UNTIL 800 PM CDT...



AT 512 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE 

OVER CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED 

OUT OF THOSE COUNTIES.



RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN WILL 

BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 800 PM CDT.



FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON RURAL ROADS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY EARLIER THIS 

AFTERNOON AND LIKELY IS CONTINUING.



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

INCLUDE OZARK...MULBERRY...VESTA...MEG...CECIL...ALTUS...TONEY...

LONELM...CRAVENS...WATALULA...JETHRO...FERN...PARADISE...BARNES...

TURNERS BEND...CASS...REDDING...ALMA...KIBLER...SHIBLEY...FURRY...

DYER AND RUDY.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY

MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO

REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.





LAT...LON 3549 9439 3536 9426 3534 9378 3581 9373

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