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WGUS74 KTSA 130310

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

909 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005



ARC015-033-047-087-131-143-130545-

CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-FRANKLIN AR-CRAWFORD AR-

SEBASTIAN AR-

909 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 PM CST FOR SEBASTIAN...

CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...WASHINGTON...MADISON AND CARROLL COUNTIES...



AT 901 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. 

THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF CRAWFORD... 

SEBASTIAN AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. THIS HEAVIER RAIN IS 

MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO 

FRANKLIN...MADISON AND CARROLL COUNTIES.  



RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 

OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER ONE OR TWO INCHES OR RAIN 

WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1145 PM CST.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO 

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD 

RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. IT

ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY

VEHICLES AND PICKUPS.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.



LAT...LON 3497 9443 3542 9372 3650 9330 3650 9385

      3622 9391 3610 9453



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