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WGUS54 KTSA 161157

FFWTUL

ARC033-047-131-161500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

655 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS

  SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT



* AT 653 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 

  OVER WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN 

  OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.  FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 217 HAS BEEN     

  REPORTED IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL   

  BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1000 AM CDT.



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 3513 9442 3533 9387 3578 9371 3576 9451



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