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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

437 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 830 AM CDT



* AT 420 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS SEQUOYAH AND WESTERN CRAWFORD 

COUNTIES. THE AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH.  

RADAR INDICATES THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 800 AM CDT.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN   

INCLUDE...CEDARVILLE...MARBLE CITY...BOX...VIAN AND SHORT. SOME 

CREEKS TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...LEE CREEK...BRUSHY CREEK...AND RED 

BIRD SMITH CREEK NEAR BOX.  



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.



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 3542 9443 3538 9463 3549 9507 3565 9510

      3564 9423



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