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OKC037-143-311000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

102 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  EASTERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 500 AM CDT



* AT 102 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 

OVER MOST OF TULSA AND EASTERN CREEK COUNTIES...MOVING NORTH AT 25 

MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 

OVER THE WARNED AREA LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL 

BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 500 AM CDT.



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

  INCLUDE TULSA...SAND SPRINGS...BIXBY...JENKS...OWASSO...GLENPOOL...

  SPERRY...SKIATOOK...COLLINSVILLE...BROKEN ARROW...MOUNDS...

  KIEFER...KELLYVILLE AND SAPULPA.



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3617 9582 3617 9578 3587 9577 3587 9622

          3618 9622 3618 9601 3644 9601 3644 9581



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