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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

610 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS

  PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 915 PM CDT



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED OVER 

SOUTHERN POLK AND NORTHERN PIKE COUNTIES. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR 

SHOWS AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN POLK 

COUNTY. RECENT HEAVY RAINS IN PIKE COUNTY MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING 

FROM THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN.



DONT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TO GREAT FOR SAFE PASSAGE. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TWO FEET OF

MOVING WATER TO CARRY A CAR DOWNSTREAM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY

WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST

OFFICE.



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