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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

950 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 145 AM CDT



* AT 949 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN

  MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH ACROSS BENTON COUNTY. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 

  TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL IN SOME AREAS. 

 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE BENTONVILLE...ROGERS...LOWELL...GENTRY...PEA RIDGE...

  SPRINGTOWN...HIGHFILL...CAVE SPRINGS...DECATUR...HIWASSE AND

  BELLA VISTA.



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 3639 9457 3619 9459 3624 9399 3651 9398



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