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WGUS74 KTSA 220213

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OKC021-220515-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

914 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 

1215 AM CDT...



AT 910 PM CDT HEAVY RAINS WERE CONTINUING OVER NORTHERN CHEROKEE 

COUNTY.  RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THESE AREA BEFORE 

THE RAIN DIMINISHES AFTER 10PM.  



THE CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REPORTED THE ROAD 

BETWEEN PEGGS AND LOST CITY WAS FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE.



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

INCLUDE OAKS...TAHLEQUAH...HULBERT...ELDON...LOST CITY...PEGGS AND 

SCRAPER.



HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE

ROAD. 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. REMEMBER...MOST

FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3588 9526 3588 9480 3617 9481 3617 9510



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