

000 

WGUS54 KTSA 102043

FFWTUL

ARC143-102245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

341 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 545 PM CDT



* AT 341 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN   

  OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY FROM STRICKLER TO          

  WINSLOW...MOVING SLOWLY EAST.



  RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

  THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH    

  545 PM CDT.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE BRENTWOOD...STRICKLER...BLACKBURN...WEST FORK AND WINSLOW.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS FARMLAND

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3589 9450 3577 9447 3578 9398 3600 9397

