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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

745 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR THE         

   FOLLOWING COUNTIES: WASHINGTON...FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD...           

   SEBASTIAN...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...WAGONER...MUSKOGEE...

   OKMULGEE...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL AND LE FLORE...



AT 745 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY 

HEAVY RAIN HAD SHIFTED SOUTH OF LE FLORE COUNTY AND THE REMAINDER OF 

THE WARNING AREA.  RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE MEASUREMENTS INDICATE THAT 4 

TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN 

OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS 

ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN 

FLOODED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN 

THESE AREAS TODAY.  



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO 

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. 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.



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