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WGUS74 KTSA 200333

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OKC143-200500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1031 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2003



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

   CDT...



AT 1031 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN 1 

MILES WEST OF TULSA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED 

FLASH FLOODING EARLIER IN THE COLLINSVILLE AREA FROM THE EARLIER 

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

WESTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF TULSA COUNTY.  ANOTHER INCH WILL 

BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT.



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

INCLUDE TULSA...JENKS AND OWASSO.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3606 9607 3592 9591 3615 9579 3632 9585

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