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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

547 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 945 PM CST



* AT 542 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAWHUSKA...     

  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES     

  OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE      

  THROUGH 945 PM CST AS ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE WARNED    

  AREA. INTENSE RAINFALL RATES CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...PEARSONIA...FORAKER...GRAINOLA...OKESA...BIGHEART AND

  HULAH.



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. 

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. 



LAT...LON 3699 9600 3618 9601 3617 9681 3625 9683

      3625 9692 3634 9692 3635 9703 3651 9703

      3658 9688 3661 9691 3658 9699 3659 9704

      3670 9706 3671 9703 3669 9694 3676 9689

      3676 9683 3679 9676 3700 9674



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