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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

609 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT



* AT 609 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN   

  OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY...NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA.            

  ANOTHER 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1000 PM CDT.



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

  INCLUDE RAMONA...OCHELATA...DEWEY...COPAN AND BARTLESVILLE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY

MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO

REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3644 9601 3645 9585 3696 9582 3694 9596

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