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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

934 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR 

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:



IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA:

  OSAGE           WASHINGTON      NOWATA          OTTAWA

  CRAIG           DELAWARE        ROGERS          PAWNEE

  MAYES           TULSA           CHEROKEE        ADAIR

  WAGONER



IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS:

  CARROLL         BENTON          MADISON         WASHINGTON





2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS

OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL 

DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN 

HAVE FALLEN EARLIER THIS EVENING. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN URBAN 

SETTINGS...AND SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN RURAL AREAS WILL BE 

PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE SHOULD A HEAVY RAIN OCCUR. 



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...KEEP

INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS

OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



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

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.

DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.

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.

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