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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

307 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 700 AM CDT



* AT 248 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER SEQUOYAH COUNTY. STORMS PRODUCING THE 

HEAVY HAVE BEEN MOVING ACROSS THE SAME AREA SINCE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 

RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. 

ANOTHER INCH INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 500 AM CDT. THE HEAVIEST 

RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR BRUSHY AND TOWARD MARBLE CITY. 



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN   

INCLUDE...BRUSHY...MARBLE CITY...AND SALLISAW. BRUSHY CREEK AND ROSS 

BRANCH WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS RAIN. 



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. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND

FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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. 



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. 



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

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



LAT...LON 3564 9487 3564 9447 3538 9463 3546 9490



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