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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

735 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT



* AT 735 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREMELY HEAVY 

RAIN OVER PARTS OF OKFUSKEE COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  RADAR 

INDICATES HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA...AND 

ANOTHER 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME LOCATIONS.



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

  INCLUDE WILSON...OKEMAH...WELEETKA...BEARDEN...CLEARVIEW...

  PHAROAH...CASTLE...PADEN...BOLEY...OKFUSKEE...WELTY...OKMULGEE...

  HENRYETTA...DEWAR...GRAYSON...SCHULTER...MORRIS...PRESTON AND BALD

  HILL.



THE RAINS IN THIS AREA ARE EXTREMELY HEAVY AND MAY CAUSE A VERY 

RAPID RISE OF WATER.  ALSO...THE BLINDING RAINS WILL MAKE DRIVING 

DIFFICULT.



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 3561 9661 3541 9661 3545 9644 3530 9644

      3534 9604 3542 9589 3550 9585 3557 9573

      3586 9576 3569 9621



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