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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

146 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHERN NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 745 AM CDT



* AT 143 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR          

  INDICATES OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME PLACES WITH   

  AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...TULSA...SPERRY...CATOOSA...OWASSO...VERDIGRIS...

  INOLA...COLLINSVILLE...TIAWAH...VERA...CLAREMORE...OOLOGAH...

  TALALA...FOYIL...WATOVA AND NOWATA. 



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 3680 9562 3614 9537 3611 9557 3617 9562

      3617 9576 3606 9577 3594 9603 3608 9603

      3610 9605 3618 9606 3618 9601 3631 9602

TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 213DEG 27KT 3614 9583



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