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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

938 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...



LIGHT RAIN HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THIS

EVENING. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER

TONIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY INTO THE

SOUTHERN PLAINS. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINS

EARLIER THIS WEEK...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY INCREASE

THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.



PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS SHOULD BE READY TO SEEK A PLACE

OF SAFETY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU

ENCOUNTER WATER COVERED ROADWAYS...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH

THE WATER. STOP...TURN AROUND AND GO THE OTHER WAY.



LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING FLASH FLOODING FROM YOUR

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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