FLASH FLOOD WARNING OKC037-107-111-143-200600- /O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0006.120319T2359Z-120320T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 659 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA… OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA… OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA… SOUTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA…
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY
* AT 656 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN CREEK AND WESTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTH AND EAST. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA…AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1 AM. STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE TULSA AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… BRISTOW…BROKEN ARROW…OKEMAH…OKMULGEE…SAND SPRINGS… TULSA…BALD HILL…BEARDEN…BEGGS…BIXBY…BOLEY…CASTLE… CLEARVIEW…DEPEW…DEWAR…DRUMRIGHT…GLENPOOL…GRAYSON… HENRYETTA…HOFFMAN…JENKS…KELLYVILLE…KEYSTONE STATE PARK… KIEFER…MANNFORD…MORRIS…MOUNDS…OILTON…OKFUSKEE AND OKMULGEE STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES…DIPS… OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM… EVEN A SMALL ONE…ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 257 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA… OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA… OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA… TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA…
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 254 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
REPORTS OF STRANDED CARS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED NEAR 81ST STREET AND ELWOOD AVENUE IN SOUTHWEST TULSA COUNTY.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… BRISTOW…BROKEN ARROW…OKEMAH…OKMULGEE…SAND SPRINGS… TULSA…BALD HILL…BEARDEN…BEGGS…BIXBY…BOLEY…CASTLE… CLEARVIEW…DEPEW…DEWAR…DRUMRIGHT…GLENPOOL…GRAYSON… HENRYETTA…HOFFMAN…JENKS…KELLYVILLE…KEYSTONE STATE PARK… KIEFER…MANNFORD…MORRIS…MOUNDS…OILTON…OKFUSKEE AND OKMULGEE STATE PARK.
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.
LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.