Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Tulsa, OK

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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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000 
WGUS74 KTSA 220923
FFSTUL
OKC079-221015-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
420 AM CDT THU APR 22 2004

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

AT 417 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE 
TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST 
OF COWLINGTON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
30 MPH.  THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AN 
ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN 
LE FLORE COUNTY THROUGH 515 AM.  

ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF 
NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTIES DURING THE NIGHT.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN 
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING 
PROBLEMS. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RAIN INCLUDE 
POTEAU...HEAVENER...PANAMA...BOKOSHE...SPIRO...AND POCOLA. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS 
OCCURRING. 

LAT...LON 3533 9482 3500 9492 3483 9446 3530 9445

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000 
WGUS74 KTSA 221003
FFSTUL
OKC079-221015-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
500 AM CDT THU APR 22 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LE FLORE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 515 AM...

AT 457 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
WITH MODERATE RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CAMERON TO HEAVENER 
TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF SUMMERFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

RADAR INDICATES THAT RAINFALL RATES FROM THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION 
IS LESS THAN ONE INCH PER HOUR...WHICH SHOULD NOT RESULT IN 
SUFFICIENT RUNNOFF TO PRODUCE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING.  SINCE NO 
FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE LAST TWO HOURS...THE WARNING WILL 
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

LAT...LON 3533 9478 3518 9489 3481 9505 3472 9446
          3509 9443 3532 9445

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