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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

239 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

  NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 545 PM CDT



* AT 236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HIWASSE

  TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GENTRY TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEACH...    

  MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF       

  RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO  2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE   

  THROUGH 545 PM CDT.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...SCRAPER...BELLA VISTA...BENTONVILLE...PEA RIDGE...

  WATTS...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS...GARFIELD...

  SPRINGTOWN...HIGHFILL AND CAVE SPRINGS.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE

DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS

OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY

AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 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.



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

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



LAT...LON 3649 9390 3621 9429 3622 9433 3618 9433

      3610 9447 3610 9454 3606 9454 3596 9513

      3612 9499 3646 9501 3649 9460

TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 252DEG 28KT 3645 9431 3625 9451

          3614 9495



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