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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Norman OK

959 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024



The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Western Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma...



* Until 100 AM CDT.



* At 959 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have 

  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in 

  the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 

  shortly.



  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban

           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as

           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.



* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  Lawton, Cache, Medicine Park, Indiahoma, Fort Sill, Lake Lawtonka, 

  southwestern Lake Ellsworth, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, 

  The Visitor Center, Doris Campground and Mount Scott.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 

potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 

roads. Find an alternate route.



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LAT...LON 3457 9831 3451 9842 3451 9883 3452 9883

      3455 9883 3459 9883 3460 9883 3461 9883

      3462 9883 3463 9883 3476 9882 3477 9868

      3480 9834



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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Mahale