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OKC023-079-127-100415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

920 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT



* AT 917 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES

  NORTH OF MUSE TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOSWELL...MOVING EAST AT 20

  MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY

  FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1115 PM

  CDT.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...KELLOND...SNOW...WHITESBORO...NASHOBA...ANTLERS...

  SOPER...KENT...CLOUDY...RATTAN...GOODLAND...BIG CEDAR...HUGO...

  OLETA...MESSER...OCTAVIA...SAWYER AND FORT TOWSON.



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.



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 3486 9480 3486 9504 3471 9505 3470 9550

      3460 9552 3460 9566 3451 9568 3451 9579

      3419 9580 3417 9603 3382 9593 3385 9536

      3395 9515 3425 9514 3424 9505 3451 9504

      3451 9446 3487 9442



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