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WGUS74 KTSA 132242

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OKC021-140200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

542 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM

   CDT...



AT 542 PM CDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF 

CHEROKEE COUNTY. 



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

THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 930 PM 

CDT.



FLOODING OF NUMEROUS ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN TAHLEQUAH. 

HIGHWAY 62 NEAR WOODALL HAS WATER OVER THE ROAD. HIGHWAY 51 

3 MILES WEST OF TAHLEQUAH HAS 1 FOOT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. VARIOUS 

LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 82 NORTH AND SOUTH OF TAHLEQUAH HAVE HIGH 

WATER. 



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 3596 9510 3572 9508 3574 9485 3613 9484



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