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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 101613

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1110 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



ARC007-015-087-143-101745-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080410T1745Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

WASHINGTON AR-CARROLL AR-BENTON AR-MADISON AR-

1110 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR

MADISON...BENTON...CARROLL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...



RAIN HAS ENDED IN THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREA...HOWEVER RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLIER THIS 

MORNING. THEREFORE WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH ON MANY CREEKS AND 

SMALLER RIVERS UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.



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.



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

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



LAT...LON 3613 9329 3612 9346 3608 9347 3607 9343

      3597 9344 3588 9352 3577 9352 3576 9449

      3648 9461 3649 9330

TIME...MOT...LOC 1610Z 220DEG 37KT 4016 8963



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KTSA 101613

FFSTSA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

1110 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



ARC007-015-087-143-101745-

/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080410T1745Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

WASHINGTON AR-CARROLL AR-BENTON AR-MADISON AR-

1110 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR

MADISON...BENTON...CARROLL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...



RAIN HAS ENDED IN THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREA...HOWEVER RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLIER THIS 

MORNING. THEREFORE WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH ON MANY CREEKS AND 

SMALLER RIVERS UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.



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.



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

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



LAT...LON 3613 9329 3612 9346 3608 9347 3607 9343

      3597 9344 3588 9352 3577 9352 3576 9449

      3648 9461 3649 9330

TIME...MOT...LOC 1610Z 220DEG 37KT 4016 8963



$$

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