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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

259 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  NORTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 500 AM CDT



* AT 259 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 2

  MILES WEST OF BLOCKER...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 500 

AM CDT. HEAVY RAINS FROM FRIDAY HAVE INCREASED THE RISK FOR FLASH 

FLOODING WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN ACROSS PITTSBURG COUNTY.



AT 3 AM...A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED STANDING WATER ON HIGHWAY 69 AT 

THE HIGHWAY 110 MILE MARKER.  



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN 

INCLUDE FEATHERSTON...CANADIAN...INDIANOLA...CROWDER...BLOCKER...

ALDERSON...HARTSHORNE...AND SAVANNA.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3533 9546 3522 9581 3468 9591 3461 9555

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