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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

735 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT



* AT 730 PM RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN       

  MOVING THROUGH FRANKLIN COUNTY.  THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY

  DUMPED A COUPLE OF INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY.

  ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY FROM ADDITIONAL 

  THUNDERSTORMS BY 1100 PM.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE      

  HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE MORROW...WEST FORK...ELKINS AND WEDINGTON. 



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 3578 9448 3578 9398 3625 9390 3612 9454



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