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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

723 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 723 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

RIVERS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE AREA ARE RISING RAPIDLY AND ARE OUT OF 

THEIR BANKS CAUSING FLOODING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE 

INTO THE WARNED AREAS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND WILL PRODUCE 

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING THAT HAS 

ALREADY OCCURRED. PLEASE REFER TO SPECIFIC RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR 

ACTIONS THAT MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN 

FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG RIVERS IN THE WARNED AREA. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALNUT

  RIDGE...WALCOTT...STRAWBERRY...PORTIA...PARAGOULD...OAK GROVE

  HEIGHTS...MINTURN...MARMADUKE...LYNN...LAFE...HOXIE...FONTAINE...

  EVENING STAR...DELAPLAINE...COLLEGE CITY...BLACK ROCK...BEECH GROVE

  AND ANNIEVILLE



.A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MEMPHIS.



LAT...LON 3617 9083 3628 9079 3620 9019 3600 9037

      3599 9086 3589 9088 3591 9136 3625 9134

      3615 9107



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