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FFWOKC

OKC099-311515-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

613 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT



* AT 613 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN 

  HAD ALREADY FALLEN ON THE DRAINAGE BASIN FOR TURNER FALLS PARK. 

  LOCAL OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT WATER WAS RAPIDLY RISING WITHIN

  TURNER FALLS PARK.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS

  EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM.  FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY THROUGH 10 AM.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DAVIS...DOUGHERTY AND TURNER FALLS



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW  THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING 

SITUATION AS WATER WILL RISE VERY QUICKLY WITHIN TURNER FALLS PARK.



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. 



LAT...LON 3440 9732 3439 9703 3455 9707 3451 9727



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