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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1206 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 615 AM CDT



* AT 1205 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES

  SOUTHEAST OF WAR EAGLE TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON...MOVING   

  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN    

  HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE         

  THROUGH 615 AM CDT.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN          

  THROUGH 1 AM CDT INCLUDE...FORUM...CLIFTY AND MARBLE.              

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA 

  OVERNIGHT.



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 3631 9387 3616 9355 3613 9354 3611 9345

      3578 9352 3576 9448 3606 9454 3603 9493

      3652 9502

TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 216DEG 25KT 3624 9388 3597 9341



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