

000 

WGUS74 KTSA 020807

FFSTUL

ARC033-047-131-OKC001-135-021100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

305 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...SOUTHERN 

ADAIR AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM 

CDT...



AT 300 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SEBASTIAN...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN 

ADAIR COUNTIES.  THE RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY. 



BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3AM RADAR SHOWED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM AROUND 

ROLAND...THROUGH FORT SMITH AND VAN BUREN AND ON EAST TO NEAR CECIL. 

WITH HEAVY RAIN TO PERSIST IN THESE AREAS THROUGH 4 AM THE THREAT 

FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.



GIVEN THAT THE HEAVY RAIN IS OVER IN EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY THE 

WATER LEVELS THERE SHOULD SLOWLY RECEDE.



REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR 

IS OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE 

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY

AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 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.



LAT...LON 3568 9480 3543 9479 3529 9442 3527 9406

          3562 9369 3576 9393 3561 9407 3565 9447

          3582 9467



000 

WGUS74 KTSA 020807

FFSTUL

ARC033-047-131-OKC001-135-021100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

305 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...SOUTHERN 

ADAIR AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM 

CDT...



AT 300 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SEBASTIAN...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN 

ADAIR COUNTIES.  THE RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY. 



BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3AM RADAR SHOWED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM AROUND 

ROLAND...THROUGH FORT SMITH AND VAN BUREN AND ON EAST TO NEAR CECIL. 

WITH HEAVY RAIN TO PERSIST IN THESE AREAS THROUGH 4 AM THE THREAT 

FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.



GIVEN THAT THE HEAVY RAIN IS OVER IN EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY THE 

WATER LEVELS THERE SHOULD SLOWLY RECEDE.



REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR 

IS OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE 

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY

AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 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.



LAT...LON 3568 9480 3543 9479 3529 9442 3527 9406

          3562 9369 3576 9393 3561 9407 3565 9447

          3582 9467



000 

WGUS74 KTSA 020808 CCA

FFSTUL

ARC033-047-131-OKC001-135-021100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CRRECTION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

305 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...SOUTHERN 

ADAIR AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM 

CDT...



AT 300 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SEBASTIAN...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN 

ADAIR COUNTIES.  THE RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY. 



BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3AM RADAR SHOWED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM AROUND ROLAND... 

THROUGH FORT SMITH AND VAN BUREN AND ON EAST TO NEAR CECIL. WITH 

HEAVY RAIN TO PERSIST IN THESE AREAS THROUGH 4 AM THE THREAT FOR 

FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.



GIVEN THAT THE HEAVY RAIN IS OVER IN EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY THE 

WATER LEVELS THERE SHOULD SLOWLY RECEDE.



REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR 

IS OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE 

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY

AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 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.



LAT...LON 3568 9480 3543 9479 3529 9442 3527 9406

          3562 9369 3576 9393 3561 9407 3565 9447

          3582 9467

