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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK

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WGUS84 KTSA 221540
FLSTSA

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1040 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

OKC061-077-079-091-101-121-127-135-222300-
/O.CON.KTSA.FA.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130522T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-SEQUOYAH OK-LATIMER OK-
1040 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATIMER...SEQUOYAH...
PUSHMATAHA...PITTSBURG...SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE...SOUTHERN MCINTOSH...
LE FLORE AND HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DURING A 2 DAY
PERIOD...LIKELY CAUSING FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND AFFECTING
LOW WATER CROSSINGS. TRIBUTARIES FLOWING INTO THE POTEAU AND
KIAMICHI RIVERS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3450 9579 3451 9568 3459 9568 3459 9588
      3468 9589 3469 9610 3505 9610 3516 9599
      3529 9599 3561 9447 3452 9445 3450 9449
      3450 9504 3424 9504 3424 9514 3417 9515
      3416 9578

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