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WGUS54 KTSA 250034

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OKC061-079-135-250230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

733 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 930 PM CDT



* AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 26 MILES

  NORTHWEST OF KEOTA TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOKOSHE TO WISTER...

  MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...BOKOSHE...WISTER...MCCURTAIN...MC CURTAIN...POCOLA...

  SPIRO...PANAMA...CAMERON...FANSHAWE...POTEAU...ROLAND...MULDROW AND

  GANS.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 930 PM 

CDT. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE EXISTING FLOODING AND 

WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 3532 9514 3488 9487 3504 9446 3555 9450



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