Event: Flash Flood Warning Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... SOUTHERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... WEST CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... * UNTIL 100 AM CDT * AT 753 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL AND AN ADDITIONAL TWO OR THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE. AS OF 750 PM THE AREA NEAR TO THE NORTH OF WILBURTON NEAR ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK TO THE VICINITY OF PANOLA HAD RECEIVED THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WILBURTON...BLOCKER...DAMON...HIGGINS...KINTA...LEQUIRE... MCCURTAIN...QUINTON...RED OAK AND ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK. Instructions: 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. Target Area: Haskell Latimer Le Flore Pittsburg
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 01:42:03 +0000