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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

314 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 314 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN

  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF LEACH TO 5 MILES SOUTH

  OF HULBERT TO 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOYNTON TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF     

  SHAMROCK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4      

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER    

  2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 615 AM CDT.





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 3640 9500 3601 9549 3615 9659 3586 9666

          3572 9625 3558 9523 3577 9488 3624 9472

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