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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1152 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 345 AM CDT



* AT 1152 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 

  SPREADING ACROSS BENTON COUNTY AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY.  NEW 

  RAINFALL TOTALS THIS EVENING HAVE REACHED AS HIGH AS 2.5 INCHES

  AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT

  SEVERAL HOURS.  THIS WILL RESULT IN FLASHING FLOODING.



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 3649 9463 3619 9447 3618 9397 3595 9345

          3623 9355 3632 9380 3652 9402



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