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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

307 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2001



FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR THE

FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...



LOGAN COUNTY...SCOTT COUNTY...YELL COUNTY...POLK COUNTY AND

MONTGOMERY COUNTY.



AT 305 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING OVER PORTIONS OF POLK...SCOTT

AND YELL COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE...THE RAINFALL HAD DIMINISHED JUST TO

SOME PATCHY LIGHT RAIN. RAINFALL RATES OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS HAVE

BEEN ESTIMATED BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OVER PARTS OF SCOTT AND

LOGAN COUNTIES.



CALLS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT ONLY MINOR

FLOODING HAS OCCURRED IN THE WARNING AREA. THE FLOODING HAS MAINLY

BEEN CONFINED TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN

THE AFFECTED COUNTIES.



THE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO BUT

STILL MAY AGGRAVATE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. ADDITIONAL RUNOFF MAY

ALSO CAUSE ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.



PEOPLE IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR

FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON

FLOODED ROADWAYS. BE CAREFUL AT NIGHT WHEN HIGH WATER IS MORE

DIFFICULT TO SEE...ESPECIALLY NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.



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