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WGUS74 KTSA 142130

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OKC121-142330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

428 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY UNTIL  

   630 PM CDT...



AT 428 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

RAIN OVER MUCH OF WESTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY...DRIFTING SLOWLY WEST.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

630 PM CDT.



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

INCLUDE KIOWA...PITTSBURG...ASHLAND...SAVANNA...HAYWOOD...ARPELAR...

SCIPIO AND INDIANOLA.



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 3463 9579 3519 9577 3510 9605 3469 9608

          3469 9589



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