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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

639 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JACKSON COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS

  WOODRUFF COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 940 PM CDT



* AT 638 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER        

  JACKSON AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL     

  OVER THESE AREAS THROUGH 900 PM CDT. 



&&



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER ACROSS THE ROAD...TURN

AROUND AND GO THE OTHER WAY.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. 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.



REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY

WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST

OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK.



LAT...LON 3579 9108 3503 9108 3508 9142 3542 9135

          3547 9158 3552 9136 3578 9134



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