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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

545 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 845 AM CDT



* AT 542 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER FAR WESTERN OSAGE 

COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF BURBANK AND OVER NORTHWEST PAWNEE COUNTY.  THIS 

AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF HAS ALREADY FALLEN WEST OF 

RALSTON AND SOUTHWEST OF FAIRFAX. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE 

POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 AM CDT...SPREADING TOWARD RALSTON AND PAWNEE.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...FAIRFAX...PAWNEE...SKEDEE...BLACKBURN...MARAMEC...HALLETT

  AND CLEVELAND.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED. 



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.



LAT...LON 3667 9705 3635 9701 3622 9683 3623 9640

      3665 9674



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