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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1202 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 400 AM CDT



* AT 1159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TULSA TO

  4 MILES SOUTH OF BIXBY...MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH. RADAR INDICATES    

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

  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 400 AM CDT.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN          

  INCLUDE...TULSA...BIXBY...JENKS...BROKEN ARROW AND OWASSO.



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.



WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. 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 3617 9582 3617 9577 3591 9576 3591 9582

      3586 9583 3586 9604 3608 9603 3608 9615

      3617 9613 3617 9601 3630 9600 3635 9581

TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 248DEG 41KT 3618 9594 3590 9582



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