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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

620 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWEST GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...

  SOUTHWEST GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...



* UNTIL 915 PM CDT



* AT 620 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST PART OF 

GARFIELD COUNTY AND THE FAR SOUTHWEST PART OF GRANT COUNTY. RADAR 

ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT AT LEAST 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 

FALLEN IN THIS AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING IN RESPONSE 

TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS ALONG COLDWATER AND SAND CREEKS 

SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND 

IF FLOODING THREATENS. MANY COUNTY ROADS IN THE AREA MAY EXPERIENCE 

FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. 



MUCH OF THE RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN IN NORTHWEST GARFIELD AND FAR 

SOUTHWEST GRANT COUNTIES WILL BE FLOWING DOWN COLDWATER AND SAND 

CREEKS TOWARD US HIGHWAY 64 IN SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY. RAPID RISES ON 

THESE CREEKS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES CAN BE EXPECTED. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CARRIER AND HILLSDALE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND FARMLAND 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 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS.



LAT...LON 3646 9810 3646 9793 3666 9791 3666 9810



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