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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

636 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...



* UNTIL 930 PM CDT



* AT 636 PM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO FALL FROM A 

NEARLY STATIONARY CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 

GUTHRIE...  NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY. MODERATE TO 

OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO CONTINUING OVER THE REMAINDER OF 

THE COUNTY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN 

DURING THE DAY OVER PARTS OF LOGAN COUNTY WHILE ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. FLASH FLOODING IS 

LIKELY IN LOW LYING AREAS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL LOGAN 

COUNTY... AND ALSO ALONG TRIBUTARIES OF SKELETON CREEK AND THE 

CIMARRON RIVER. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CEDAR VALLEY...CIMARRON CITY...

  COYLE...CRESCENT...GUTHRIE...LANGSTON...LOVELL...MERIDIAN...

  MULHALL...NAVINA AND SEWARD.



THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 148 AND 165.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARM LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3612 9738 3604 9735 3599 9735 3600 9732

      3593 9715 3574 9715 3572 9745 3575 9765

      3615 9763



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