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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1219 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 615 AM CDT



* AT 1219 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN

  BEGINNING TO MOVE BACK INTO THE WARNED COUNTIES. THE GROUND IN

  THIS AREA IS ALREADY SATURATED DUE TO GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF

  3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF

  1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE

  FLASH FLOODING.   



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

  INCLUDE OAK GROVE...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...OSAGE...GREEN

  FOREST...RUDD...CARROLLTON...RULE...URBANETTE...GRANDVIEW...

  BEAVER...HUNTSVILLE...ST PAUL...PETTIGREW...AURORA...WESLEY...

  KINGSTON...HINDSVILLE...FORUM...BOSTON...WITTER...JAPTON...

  MARBLE...CLIFTY...FAYETTEVILLE...WINSLOW...WEST FORK...LINCOLN...

  PRAIRIE GROVE...ELKINS...FARMINGTON...BLACKBURN...STRICKLER...

  BRENTWOOD AND GREENLAND.



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3610 9452 3578 9449 3578 9355 3620 9331

          3651 9329 3648 9383 3626 9395 3618 9414



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