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WGUS54 KTSA 230853

FFWTUL

ARC047-087-143-231200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

355 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 700 AM CDT



* AT 355 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY   

  RAIN OVER MADISON...WASHINGTON...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. SEVERAL    

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THAT AREA LATE THURSDAY

  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS       

  POSSIBLE AT SOME LOCATIONS BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM THIS MORNING.



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...ESPECIALLY

AT NIGHT.





LAT...LON 3560 9379 3572 9396 3575 9389 3577 9408

          3610 9450 3612 9348



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