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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

845 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ALFALFA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 230 AM CDT



* DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT

  WILL AFFECT ALFALFA COUNTY THROUGH THE EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL

  RAINFALL COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE AREA

  OVER THE PAST 36 HOURS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALINE...AMORITA...BURLINGTON...

  BYRON...CARMEN...CHEROKEE...DRIFTWOOD...GOLTRY...HELENA...

  INGERSOLL...JET AND LAMBERT



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS AND HIGHWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARM LANDS 

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 

SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



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

AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR

VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES

INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3699 9854 3646 9854 3648 9811 3700 9809



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