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ARC015-033-047-087-131-143-080315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

900 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CARROLL...MADISON...

   WASHINGTON...FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES UNTIL

   1015 PM CDT...



...A SERIOUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION IS DEVELOPING...



HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  

RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND AND ADDITIONAL 1 

TO 2 INCHES IS LIKELY AT MANY LOCATIONS BEFORE THE RAIN DIMINISHES.



FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN SEBASTIAN 

COUNTY AND THE SITUATION WILL ONLY GET WORST THROUGHOUT THE REGION.  

SEVERAL FORT SMITH STREETS HAVE BEEN FLOODED AND A BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 

252 JUST NORTHEAST OF LAVAC HAS BEEN COVERED WITH WATER.  



WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS LIKELY TONIGHT.  THIS IS A DANGEROUS 

SITUATION.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS 

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE 

EXTENDED.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS AT 9PM INCLUDE...FORT SMITH 3.32 INCHES AND 2.46 

INCHES AT FAYETTEVILLE.



LAT...LON 3613 9329 3577 9368 3538 9370 3532 9380

          3532 9391 3523 9391 3493 9444 3541 9443

          3611 9455 3610 9439 3621 9432 3624 9386

          3649 9385 3649 9329

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