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OKC033-067-085-251000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

154 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA

  LOVE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA

  COTTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 500 AM CDT



* AT 151 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED THAT TORRENTIAL RAIN WAS    

  FALLING FROM NEAR WALTERS...SOUTHEASTWARD TO NEAR                  

  HASTINGS...ADDINGTON...WAURIKE...GRADY...COURTNEY...AND LEON.

  RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH

  THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS. SOME AREAS COULD       

  RECEIVE A TOTAL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 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 VEHICLES INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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 3444 9843 3419 9845 3372 9712 3398 9711



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JAMES

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