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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

626 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ALFALFA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...

  NORTHWESTERN DEWEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...

  WESTERN MAJOR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...

  WOODS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...

  EASTERN WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT



* AT 625 AM CDT...SHOWERS PRODUCING RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF

  RAIN PER HOUR IS MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY

  RAIN COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES THAT HAS

  OCCURRED SINCE THURSDAY EVENING WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD FLOODING

  ACROSS THE AREA. WATER IS OVER MANY HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS AND

  THE CITY OF CHEROKEE IS REPORTING WIDESPREAD FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALINE...ALVA...AMORITA...AVARD...

  BURLINGTON...BYRON...CAMARGO...CAPRON...CARMEN...CESTOS... 

  CHEROKEE...CHESTER...DACOMA...DRIFTWOOD...FREEDOM...GOLTRY...

  HELENA...HOPETON...INGERSOLL...JET...LAMBERT...MOORELAND...

  MUTUAL...ORION...QUINLAN...SEILING...VICI AND WAYNOKA.



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 3700 9810 3646 9811 3646 9848 3630 9857

      3589 9938 3617 9938 3699 9901



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