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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

221 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 615 AM CDT



* AT 218 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN

  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF VAN BUREN TO 6 MILES

  SOUTH OF ALMA TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT

  15 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 NCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY

  FALLEN OVER THE FORT SMITH AND VAN BUREN AREAS AND WITH NEW STORMS

  FORMING OVER LE FLORE COUNTY.  THE NEW STORMS WILL DROP HEAVY RAIN

  ON AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED...INCREASING THE THREAT FOR

  FLASH FLOODING.



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

  INCLUDE MULBERRY...FORT SMITH...LAVACA...BLOOMER...VAN BUREN...

  ALMA...CEDARVILLE...DYER...FIGURE FIVE AND RUDY.



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 3529 9444 3533 9430 3527 9407 3558 9407

          3559 9405 3565 9448

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