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WGUS54 KOUN 082208

FFWOKC

OKC149-090200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

507 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WASHITA COUNTY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 900 PM CDT



* AT 507 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT THUNDERSTORMS

  PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF WASHITA COUNTY. STRONG

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL

  HOURS AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS AREAS THAT 

  HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY

  RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS...

  PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS 

  AND LOW-LYING AREAS THROUGH THE EVENING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BESSIE...BURNS FLAT...CANUTE...

  CLOUD CHIEF...COLONY...CORDELL...CORN...DILL CITY...FOSS...ROCKY

  AND SENTINEL



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

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

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

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3545 9934 3512 9936 3514 9864 3546 9863

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