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000 

WGUS54 KTSA 042034

FFWTUL

OKC105-113-117-147-050030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

234 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 630 PM CST



* AT 228 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND   

THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MOST OF THE WARNED COUNTIES. BECAUSE THE 

GROUND WAS SATURATED FROM RAIN EARLIER TODAY...THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN 

WILL RESULT PONDING AND RAPID RUNOFF...LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.  

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE LAST HOUR ARE APPROACHING ONE INCH...WITH 

ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO 

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND

FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED. 



LAT...LON 3700 9676 3651 9702 3619 9681 3619 9604

          3644 9602 3645 9582 3659 9579 3660 9542

          3700 9543



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KTSA 042034

FFWTUL

OKC105-113-117-147-050030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

234 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 630 PM CST



* AT 228 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND   

THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MOST OF THE WARNED COUNTIES. BECAUSE THE 

GROUND WAS SATURATED FROM RAIN EARLIER TODAY...THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN 

WILL RESULT PONDING AND RAPID RUNOFF...LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.  

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE LAST HOUR ARE APPROACHING ONE INCH...WITH 

ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO 

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND

FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED. 



LAT...LON 3700 9676 3651 9702 3619 9681 3619 9604

          3644 9602 3645 9582 3659 9579 3660 9542

          3700 9543



$$

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