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WGUS74 KTSA 271948

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ARC047-272130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

247 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR FRANKLIN

COUNTY...



AT 240 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY CONTINUED TO 

REPORT FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 64 NEAR THE WESTERN INTERSECTION OF 

HIGHWAY 23.  FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED ALONG SHADEY LANE ROAD 

SOUTHEAST OF OZARK.  OTHER FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON THE MULBERRY 

RIVER NORTH OF OZARK.  RAINFALL REPORTS RANGED FROM 1.5 INCHES UP TO 

AROUND 3 INCHES IN THE OZARK AREA.  



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING 

INCLUDE OZARK...DENNING...ALTUS...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE AND CECIL.



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. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD 

RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE 

DITCHES SHOULD 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.



LAT...LON 3545 9406 3539 9371 3573 9370 3568 9401



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