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WGUS54 KTSA 040736

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OKC143-145-040930-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

236 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  WESTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 430 AM CDT



* AT 231 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN NEAR BROKEN ARROW. THESE STORMS HAVE 

  SHOWN VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES     

  OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE          

  POSSIBLE THROUGH 430 AM CDT AND THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL     

  WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW 

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER 

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS 

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT 

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3617 9585 3595 9586 3596 9552 3615 9560



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