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WGUS74 KTSA 311146

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OKC037-111-131-143-311400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

641 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROGERS...TULSA...EASTERN CREEK 

AND NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CDT...



AT 641 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SCATTERED SHOWERS 

AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. 

RAINFALL INTENSITIES HAVE TEMPORARILY DECREASED...BUT ADDITIONAL 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA ARE EXPECTED TO 

SPREAD INTO THE WARNED AREA THROUGH MID-MORNING. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES 

OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 900 AM CDT.



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

INCLUDE LIBERTY...GRAY...CLAREMORE...CATOOSA...VERDIGRIS...TIAWAH...

FOYIL...OOLOGAH...BUSHYHEAD...TALALA...CHELSEA...BEGGS...

HECTORVILLE...TULSA...SAND SPRINGS...LEONARD...BIXBY...JENKS...

OWASSO...GLENPOOL...SPERRY...SKIATOOK...COLLINSVILLE...BROKEN

ARROW...MOUNDS...KIEFER...KELLYVILLE AND SAPULPA.



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 3617 9545 3617 9579 3589 9578 3563 9616

          3588 9624 3618 9622 3618 9602 3645 9602

          3644 9581 3660 9582 3661 9541



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