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WGUS74 KTSA 142239

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OKC121-142345-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

538 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PITTSBURG COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM

   CDT...



AT 538 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER MOST OF WESTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY...DRIFTING 

SLOWLY WEST.



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

THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL INTENSITY HAS DECREASED OVER THE PAST 

HOUR...BUT ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 630 PM CDT.



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

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

SCIPIO.



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 3471 9609 3466 9585 3519 9579 3510 9606



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