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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

753 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT



* AT 748 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 

  9 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGTOWN TO ROGERS AND BENTONVILLE TO 2 MILES

  NORTH OF PEA RIDGE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT  

  1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT MANY AREAS WITH AROUND 3 INCHES

  RAIN HAVING FALLEN AROUND ROGERS.  THE PUBLIC REPORTED A BURST OF

  RAIN IN BENTONVILLE WHERE ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL IN 17 MINUTES.

  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS BENTON COUNTY THROUGH 

  9PM. THIS WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS AND WITH

  FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AREAS.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...BENTONVILLE...ROGERS AND BELLA VISTA.



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. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR

DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD

RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



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

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



LAT...LON 3611 9443 3612 9433 3621 9433 3622 9404

      3650 9386 3649 9447



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