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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

213 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 615 PM CDT



* AT 213 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY      

  RAIN OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF OKFUSKEE AND OKMULGEE COUNTIES.        

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WERE MOVING      

  TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ALL OF THE ACTIVITY IS MOVING  

  SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST.



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

  OVER THE WARNED AREA IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. ANOTHER 1 TO 2   

  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 615 PM CDT. THIS WILL BE           

  SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AS 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS     

  HAVE EXCEEDED 4 TO 5 INCHES WITH SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS.



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

  INCLUDE OKEMAH...WELEETKA...BEARDEN...CLEARVIEW...PHAROAH...

  CASTLE...BOLEY...OKFUSKEE...WELTY...OKMULGEE...HENRYETTA...DEWAR...

  HOFFMAN...GRAYSON...SCHULTER...MORRIS...PRESTON...BEGGS AND BALD

  HILL.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



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