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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

133 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 330 PM CDT



* AT 131 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES

  SOUTHEAST OF SPAVINAW TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF ROSE TO 3 MILES WEST     

  OF STONEBLUFF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 

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

  WILL  BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 330 PM CDT.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...COWETA AND LOCUST GROVE.



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.



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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY

AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 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.



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

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



LAT...LON 3611 9500 3582 9527 3587 9574 3584 9577

      3577 9607 3616 9575 3638 9542 3644 9502

TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 246DEG 32KT 3636 9499 3615 9501

          3590 9577



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