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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

534 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 930 PM CDT



* AT 534 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 7

  MILES WEST OF ST PAUL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR INDICATES

  THAT 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED   AREA.   

  ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 930 PM CDT.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE HUNTSVILLE...ST PAUL...AURORA...WITTER AND JAPTON.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY

MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO

REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3582 9405 3569 9389 3599 9346 3617 9367

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