

000 

WGUS74 KTSA 060556

FFSTUL

OKC113-060645-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1252 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR OSAGE COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM CDT...



AT 1255 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAD SHIFTED EAST 

OF OSAGE COUNTY WITH ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS LINGERING ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.



RADAR INDICATES THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OSAGE COUNTY WITHIN THE PAST 2 HOURS.  FLOODING 

OF LOW LYING AREAS IN NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY IS LIKELY...AND 

SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN.



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 3701 9670 3665 9691 3664 9603 3698 9603

