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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

603 PM CST SUN MAR 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PRAIRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS

  MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS

  ARKANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 800 PM CST



* HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING OVER THE AREA FOR THE PAST SEVERAL     

  HOURS. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW THAT CLOSER TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS    

  FALLEN IN SOME AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO    

  MOVE OVER THESE SAME AREAS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. FLASH FLOODING 

  IS LIKELY. 



&&



THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY... 

WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY IN EFFECT ONLY UNTIL 630 PM CST.



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.



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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