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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1137 PM CST SUN OCT 31 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 300 AM CST



* AT 1131 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES

  EAST OF PEGGS TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOODALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT

  30 MPH.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...WOODALL...TAHLEQUAH...ELDON AND SCRAPER.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

NORTHWEST CHEROKEE COUNTY. ANOTHER 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

300 AM CST.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.

DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE. 

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS.

IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT 

UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH 

WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR 

DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3615 9518 3575 9532 3575 9481 3615 9482



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