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WGUS74 KTSA 252224

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

523 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008



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MADISON AR-

523 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY...



AT 519 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES 

EAST OF BOSTON TO 8 MILES WEST OF SAINT PAUL...WITH INDIVIDUAL 

STORMS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH WHILE THE ENTIRE LINE OF STORMS REMAINS 

NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 800 

PM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE PETTIGREW.



HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE

ROAD. 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. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO

STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.

CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING

THREATENING RAINS.



LAT...LON 3585 9351 3583 9351 3582 9350 3576 9352

      3578 9390 3576 9391 3576 9396 3583 9396

      3584 9394 3594 9394 3596 9347

TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 271DEG 19KT 3583 9354 3580 9388



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