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WGUS54 KTSA 132202

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OKC021-140200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

501 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 900 PM CDT



* AT 501 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 3

  MILES NORTHWEST OF WOODALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR     

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

  WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 900     

  PM CDT.



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

  INCLUDE WOODALL...TAHLEQUAH...COOKSON AND HULBERT.



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 3592 9522 3569 9506 3567 9484 3615 9487



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