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WGUS74 KTSA 220656

FFSTUL

OKC079-221015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

153 AM CDT THU APR 22 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LE FLORE COUNTY UNTIL 515 AM

   CDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN 

LE FLORE COUNTY THROUGH 4AM.  RAIN TOTALS NEAR 3 INCHES AT SOME 

LOCATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.



FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR SPIRO.  HIGHWAY 9 WAS FLOODED BY A 

FOOT OF WATER NEAR SPIRO.  



THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION.  



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

INCLUDE POTEAU...SHADY POINT...CAMERON...PANAMA...BOKOSHE...ROCK 

ISLAND...SPIRO...POCOLA...SCULLYVILLE...BRADEN...COWLINGTON AND 

ARKOMA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3534 9479 3500 9490 3500 9447 3535 9442



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