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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

211 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 600 AM CST



* AT 211 AM CST...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH    

  EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF MADISON COUNTY. THIS AREA OF 

  RAIN IS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST.



  RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

  THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE    

  THROUGH 600 AM CST. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE   

  INTO MADISON COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.



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

  INCLUDE HUNTSVILLE...ST PAUL...PETTIGREW...AURORA...KINGSTON...

  HINDSVILLE...FORUM...BOSTON...WITTER...JAPTON...MARBLE AND CLIFTY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



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.



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