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OKC037-113-117-031515-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

830 AM CDT SUN AUG 3 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR OSAGE...PAWNEE AND CREEK

   COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM CDT...



AT 815 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF FAIRFAX TO 

KELLYVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL 

STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...WITH 

ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH 1015 AM CDT.



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

INCLUDE MANNFORD...HOMINY...FAIRFAX...BURBANK...APPERSON...WEBB 

CITY...JENNINGS...TERLTON...HALLETT...BLACKBURN...SKEDEE...CLEVELAND 

...RALSTON...WESTPORT...BRISTOW...DRUMRIGHT...OILTON...SLICK...SILVER

CITY AND KELLYVILLE.



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 3682 9723 3567 9660 3567 9621 3589 9605

          3700 9676



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