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WGUS54 KTSA 232325

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OKC091-240330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

623 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 623 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 5

  MILES WEST OF STIDHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RADAR INDICATES

  THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE             

  WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1030   

  PM CDT.



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

  RAIN INCLUDE...HANNA...RAIFORD...VIVIAN AND STIDHAM.



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 3530 9597 3517 9592 3536 9536 3555 9578



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