

000 

WGUS54 KTSA 241121

FFWTUL

ARC015-033-047-087-143-242300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

615 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* AT 615 AM CDT RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE   

  RAIN OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR   

  INDICATES THAT 5 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED IN THE LAST      

  48 HOURS. MAJOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OVER A LARGE PORTION OF        

  THE WARNING AREA.  SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY 

  REDEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING OR AFTERNOON FURTHER COMPOUNDING THE  

  FLOODING PROBLEM.  



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING

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

  GREEN FOREST...RUDD...RULE...URBANETTE...GRANDVIEW...BEAVER...

  HUNTSVILLE...ST PAUL...PETTIGREW...AURORA...WESLEY...KINGSTON...

  HINDSVILLE...FORUM...BOSTON...WITTER...JAPTON...MARBLE...CLIFTY...

  FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...WINSLOW...WEST FORK...LINCOLN...PRAIRIE

  GROVE...ELKINS...FARMINGTON...BLACKBURN...STRICKLER...BRENTWOOD...

  GREENLAND...CINCINNATI...TONTITOWN...CHESTER AND LEE CREEK.



MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.  NUMEROUS ROADS 

ARE FLODDED AND IMPASSABLE.  RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY AT HOME IF 

POSSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING ROADWAYS.  EVACUATIONS OF SOME HOMES ARE 

ALSO IN PROGRESS. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR THE ARKANSAS 

STATE POLICE AT (479) 751-663...FOR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY (479) 

783-5195.



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 3565 9371 3568 9447 3614 9452 3623 9393

          3648 9384 3649 9321



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KTSA 241121

FFWTUL

ARC015-033-047-087-143-242300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

615 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* AT 615 AM CDT RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE   

  RAIN OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR   

  INDICATES THAT 5 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED IN THE LAST      

  48 HOURS. MAJOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OVER A LARGE PORTION OF        

  THE WARNING AREA.  SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY 

  REDEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING OR AFTERNOON FURTHER COMPOUNDING THE  

  FLOODING PROBLEM.  



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING

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

  GREEN FOREST...RUDD...RULE...URBANETTE...GRANDVIEW...BEAVER...

  HUNTSVILLE...ST PAUL...PETTIGREW...AURORA...WESLEY...KINGSTON...

  HINDSVILLE...FORUM...BOSTON...WITTER...JAPTON...MARBLE...CLIFTY...

  FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...WINSLOW...WEST FORK...LINCOLN...PRAIRIE

  GROVE...ELKINS...FARMINGTON...BLACKBURN...STRICKLER...BRENTWOOD...

  GREENLAND...CINCINNATI...TONTITOWN...CHESTER AND LEE CREEK.



MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.  NUMEROUS ROADS 

ARE FLODDED AND IMPASSABLE.  RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY AT HOME IF 

POSSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING ROADWAYS.  EVACUATIONS OF SOME HOMES ARE 

ALSO IN PROGRESS. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR THE ARKANSAS 

STATE POLICE AT (479) 751-663...FOR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY (479) 

783-5195.



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 3565 9371 3568 9447 3614 9452 3623 9393

          3648 9384 3649 9321



$$

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