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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

431 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN MAJOR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...



* UNTIL 730 AM CDT



* AT 430 AM CDT...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED ACROSS MAJOR COUNTY. 

THE MESONET STATION NEAR FAIRVIEW HAS REPORTED OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN 

IN 3 HOURS... AND AS OF 430 AM... IS STILL RECEIVING RAINFALL OF 

OVER AN INCH PER HOUR. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH 

TEMPORARILY THIS MORNING... THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED 

ALREADY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HIGH FLOODING POTENTIAL 

IN THESE AREAS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CLEO SPRINGS...FAIRVIEW...

  ISABELLA...ORIENTA AND RINGWOOD.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES INTO 

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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 3646 9848 3646 9815 3617 9840 3617 9865



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