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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

1234 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 430 AM CDT



* AT 1234 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR IN LITTLE ROCK CONTINUES TO 

INDICATE THAT THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 

SEVERAL HOURS...MAINLY OVER WESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. ADDITIONAL 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER 

JEFFERSON COUNTY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL 

SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.



&& 



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.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TO GREAT FOR SAFE PASSAGE. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TWO FEET OF

MOVING WATER TO CARRY A VEHICLE DOWNSTREAM.



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 3408 9220 3449 9219 3447 9173 3414 9175



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