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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1219 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 1218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH BACK INTO
  THE WARNED AREA. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED
  WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO
  SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ANTLERS...CLAYTON...POTEAU...WILBURTON...ALBION...ASHLAND...
  BENGAL...BIG CEDAR...BLANCO...CLAYTON LAKE STATE PARK...CLOUDY...
  DAMON...DUNBAR...FANSHAWE...HARTSHORNE...HEAVENER...HEAVENER
  RUNESTONE STATE PARK...HIGGINS...HOWE...KELLOND...KIAMICHI...
  KIOWA...KOSOMA...LAKE WISTER STATE PARK...MOYERS...MUSE...
  NASHOBA...OCTAVIA...OLETA AND RATTAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.

&&

LAT...LON 3417 9578 3450 9579 3451 9568 3459 9568
      3459 9588 3468 9589 3468 9609 3479 9610
      3509 9445 3451 9446 3450 9504 3424 9504
      3424 9514 3417 9514

$$