Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
832 WGUS84 KTSA 221957 FLSTSA Flood Advisory National Weather Service Tulsa OK 257 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 OKC077-079-222300- /O.NEW.KTSA.FA.Y.0063.240522T1957Z-240522T2300Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Latimer OK-Le Flore OK- 257 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, Latimer and Le Flore. * WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Heavener... Talihina... Wister... Howe... Red Oak... Fanshawe... Talimena State Park... Whitesboro... Muse... Bengal... Lake Wister State Park... Big Cedar... Octavia... Damon... Yanush... Higgins... Summerfield... Honobia... Hodgen... Panola... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3503 9492 3491 9446 3451 9446 3451 9494 3468 9494 3468 9551 3483 9551 $$