Flash Flood Warning issued for Tulsa; effective until 7pm Thu

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
309 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
  NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  NORTHEASTERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHERN ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  WESTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 258 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
  AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SKIATOOK TO 9      
  MILES WEST OF KELLYVILLE…MOVING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. RADAR      
  INDICATES THAT MORE THAN TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN    
  WEST OF SAND SPRINGS IN TULSA COUNTY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM.       
  ANOTHER 2 OR 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 700 PM CDT.
  AREAS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE WILL BE SOUTHWEST
  TULSA COUNTY WHERE HEAVY RAIN FELL LAST NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
  INCLUDE…SPERRY…SAND SPRINGS…COLLINSVILLE…SAPULPA…
  OWASSO…TULSA…KIEFER…JENKS…MOUNDS…GLENPOOL…CATOOSA…
  VERDIGRIS…CLAREMORE…ONETA…COWETA…STONEBLUFF…BROKEN
  ARROW…BIXBY…TIAWAH AND INOLA.

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.

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