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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

140 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 745 PM CDT



* AT 138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF POLK COUNTY. THE MENA      

  AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED OVER THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN     

  LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...AND  

  THIS WILL ONLY INCREASE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. 



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

  MENA...COVE...RICH MOUNTAIN...VANDERVOORT.



&&



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE 

POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LITTLE

ROCK.



LAT...LON 3473 9446 3474 9438 3473 9437 3472 9430

      3470 9431 3469 9393 3436 9393 3435 9424

      3420 9426 3420 9445

TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 180DEG 0KT 3454 9426



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