Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Springdale, AR ∙ Tontitown, AR ∙ Bethel Heights, AR ∙ Elm Springs, AR

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Tulsa OK 132 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 The National Weather Service in Tulsa has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Benton County in northwestern Arkansas... North Central Washington County in northwestern Arkansas... * Until 500 AM CDT. * At 132 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Estimates between 1 and 4 inches and locally higher of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Springdale... Lowell... Tontitown... Johnson... Elm Springs... Rocky Comfort... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. && LAT...LON 3624 9435 3625 9412 3615 9412 3614 9434 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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