

000 

WGUS54 KTSA 140552

FFWTUL

OKC127-140845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1251 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  SOUTHERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 345 AM CDT



* AT 1251 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN

  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF ANTLERS TO 11 MILES    

  EAST OF CLOUDY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS     

  ALREADY FALLEN IN THE ANTLERS AREA. ANOTHER 2 INCHES WILL BE       

  POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY THROUGH 345 AM CDT.



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

  INCLUDE ANTLERS...CLOUDY...MOYERS...KOSOMA...SNOW AND KELLOND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 3420 9583 3426 9511 3444 9508 3438 9577

