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OKC121-031830-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1235 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PITTSBURG COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM

   CDT...



AT 1235 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY 

HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANOLA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH 

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTHWEST AND WILL 

MOVE INTO PITTSBURG COUNTY THROUGH 130 PM.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 130 

PM CDT.



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

INCLUDE MCALESTER...KIOWA...PITTSBURG...BLANCO...SAVANNA...

HARTSHORNE...HAILEYVILLE...DOW...HAYWOOD...BACHE...ALDERSON...

KREBS...ARPELAR...SCIPIO...BLOCKER...CROWDER...INDIANOLA AND

CANADIAN.



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 3527 9549 3510 9604 3471 9607 3462 9553



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