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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

740 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TULSA AND CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL

   945 PM CDT...



AT 740 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED IN 

CREEK AND TULSA COUNTIES. HOWEVER...LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO 

REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING SO WATER WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE 

ACROSS THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE 

LESS THAN 1/4 INCH.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY POSSIBLE 

FLOODING INCLUDE MANNFORD...TULSA...SAND SPRINGS...JENKS...

OWASSO...GLENPOOL...BROKEN ARROW...BRISTOW...DEPEW...MOUNDS...

KIEFER...OILTON...SILVER CITY...KELLYVILLE AND SAPULPA.



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 3608 9661 3617 9636 3617 9601 3629 9600

          3634 9582 3617 9583 3600 9577 3587 9608

          3587 9618 3582 9619 3570 9649

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