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WGUS74 KTSA 040457

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1156 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008



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WASHINGTON AR-MADISON AR-

1156 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR

MADISON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...



HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ALTHOUGH AREAS OF

LIGHT RAINFALL MAY DEVELOP THROUGH 2 AM. RUNOFF FROM THE PREVIOUS 

HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE GREENLAND...BRENTWOOD...STRICKLER...BLACKBURN...FARMINGTON...

ELKINS...PRAIRIE GROVE...LINCOLN...WEST FORK...WINSLOW...

FAYETTEVILLE...CLIFTY...MARBLE...JAPTON...WITTER...BOSTON...FORUM...

HINDSVILLE...KINGSTON...WESLEY...AURORA...PETTIGREW...SAINT PAUL AND

HUNTSVILLE.



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.



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 ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3613 9354 3608 9344 3588 9350 3578 9351

      3576 9449 3601 9453 3623 9399 3624 9387

      3630 9385 3630 9366

TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 270DEG 0KT 3584 9445



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