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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

618 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ARCHER COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS



* UNTIL 915 AM CDT



* AT 618 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER 

PORTIONS ARCHER COUNTY SINCE 3 AM. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY RECIEVED 

SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE COUNTY DURING THE MORNING 

HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST 

ARCHER COUNTY... BETWEEN MEGARGEL AND ARCHER CITY. SOME ROADS THAT 

COULD BE EXPERIENCING FLOODING INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 210 WEST OF ARCHER 

CITY... AND 2178. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE 

POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKE

  KICKAPOO...MANKINS AND SCOTLAND



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AND FARM

LAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR

VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES

INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3343 9891 3342 9845 3381 9847 3381 9891



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