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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

738 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 1000 PM CST



* AT 738 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH  

  OF MADISON COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. FLOODING CONTINUES 

  ON COUNTY ROADS IN SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY.



  RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

  THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1000 PM CST.



* 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.



SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE AREA...THIS 

IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...AND RESIDENTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE 

LATEST WEATHER AND FLOODING INFORMATION.



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.



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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