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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

723 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHERN OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT



* AT 721 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY   

  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS OKFUSKEE...SOUTHERN OKMULGEE AND MUCH OF

  MCINTOSH COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST 

  SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.



  RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

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

  1015 AM CDT.



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

  INCLUDE RENTIESVILLE...STIDHAM...VIVIAN...RAIFORD...CHECOTAH...

  EUFAULA...SCHULTER...GRAYSON...HOFFMAN...DEWAR...HENRYETTA...

  WELTY...OKFUSKEE...BOLEY...PADEN...CASTLE...PHAROAH...CLEARVIEW...

  WELEETKA AND OKEMAH.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3566 9636 3564 9661 3547 9661 3539 9635

          3524 9594 3522 9547 3556 9535 3557 9595

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