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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

301 AM CDT MON APR 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 301 AM CDT...MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS AFFECTED       

  NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAD MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF    

  RAIN HAS OCCURRED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WHILE THE HEAVY   

  RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER RAINFALL WILL         

  CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 



  MADISON COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT THAT EVACUATIONS ARE ONGOING ON    

  THE SOUTH SIDE OF ST. PAUL. BRIDGES HAVE ALSO BEEN FLOODED...AND   

  NUMEROUS STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAYS ARE IMPASSABLE. 



  FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL CONTINUE     

  ACROSS FRANKLIN AND CARROLL COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS     

  WELL.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXPERIENCE FLOODING        

  INCLUDE OAK GROVE...OZARK...BRANCH...DENNING...ALTUS...CASS...     

  WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...OSAGE...GREEN   

  FOREST...RUDD...RULE...URBANETTE...GRANDVIEW...BEAVER...           

  HUNTSVILLE...ST PAUL...PETTIGREW...AURORA...WESLEY...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.



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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