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WGUS54 KTSA 031335

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OKC121-031630-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

837 AM CDT SUN AUG 3 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT



* AT 834 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 8

  MILES NORTHWEST OF SCIPIO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. RADAR      

  INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE   

  WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1130   

  AM CDT.



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

  INCLUDE MCALESTER...KIOWA...BLANCO...ASHLAND...SAVANNA...HAYWOOD...

  ALDERSON...KREBS...SCIPIO AND INDIANOLA.



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 3522 9573 3503 9609 3463 9609 3463 9552



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