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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

725 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST



* AS OF 725 PM CST...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL 

  LOCATIONS IN LE FLORE COUNTY. AT 715 PM...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

  OFFICIALS REPORTT THAT HOMES ARE BEING FLOODED NEAR BIG CEDAR...AND

  SOME RESIDENTS ARE BEING EVACUATED. IN ADDITION...FLOODING HAS ALSO

  BEEN REPORTED NEAR PAGE...MUSE...AND IN HEAVENER.



  WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA...RUNOFF IS 

  STILL MAKING ITS WAY INTO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING

  WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOOD

  SITUATION MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RAPIDLY RISING WATER



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

  INCLUDE POTEAU...BIG CEDAR...MUSE...WHITESBORO...HEAVENER...

  FANSHAWE...HOWE...WISTER...CAMERON...PANAMA...BOKOSHE...SPIRO...

  POCOLA AND ARKOMA.



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.



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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