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Flood Warning for Parts of Tulsa County

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The National Weather Service office Tulsa has issued a flash flood warning for northern Tulsa County. Below you will find the text as transmitted from the National Weather Service.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  NORTH CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 1245 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM NEAR
WYNONA TO COLLINSVILLE. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  TULSA...AVANT...BARNSDALL...COLLINSVILLE...OWASSO...SKIATOOK...
  SPERRY...VERA AND WYNONA.

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.