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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1102 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* AT 1102 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY       

  RAIN...JUST NORTH OF BARTLESVILLE...NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR       

  INDICATES THAT 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED 

  AREA.  ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 200 AM CDT.



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

  INCLUDE DEWEY...COPAN AND BARTLESVILLE.



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 3690 9603 3666 9603 3673 9579 3695 9578

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