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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

242 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 545 AM CDT



* AT 238 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF

  BALD HILL TO DEWAR...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT  

  2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES    

  WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 545 AM CDT.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...HENRYETTA...SCHULTER...WILSON...OKMULGEE...PRESTON AND

  BEGGS.



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 3585 9577 3556 9580 3539 9588 3538 9604

      3586 9613 3586 9597



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