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OKC009-111330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

530 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BECKHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 830 AM CDT



* AT 526 AM CDT...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED ALONG 

INTERSTATE 40. EVEN THOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF BECKHAM 

COUNTY...FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS CONTINUE. AREAS OF HIGH WATER WILL 

BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND MAY CLOSE SOME 

ROADWAYS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CARTER...ERICK...SAYRE AND ELK 

CITY



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 3526 9999 3500 9998 3522 9937 3552 9952



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