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WGUS74 KTSA 071402

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OKC079-071500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

900 AM CDT WED JUL 7 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LE FLORE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM

   CDT...



AT 900 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY...MOVING 

SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA IN THE LAST HOUR...FROM SOUTH OF SUMMERFIELD TOWARD 

BENGAL AND TALIHINA.  ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

1000 AM CDT.



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

INCLUDE MUSE...WHITESBORO...TALIHINA...HODGEN...SUMMERFIELD...AND 

WISTER.



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 3484 9506 3470 9506 3462 9445 3518 9445

          3520 9488



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