FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...
MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...
CHOCTAW...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...PUSHMATAHA AND
SEQUOYAH.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF
3 TO 5 INCHES...REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT AS A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION. AN ABNORMALLY
MOIST ATMOSPHERE FOR THE END OF DECEMBER IS IN PLACE AS A COLD
FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS AND INTENSE RAINFALL
RATES...WHICH CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING... WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AFTER SUNSET. IT
IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON THE
ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN
IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
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