718  
WGUS54 KTSA 211719  
FFWTSA  
OKC077-079-121-127-212330-  
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0012.130521T1719Z-130521T2330Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
 
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  
 
 
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