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Flash Flood Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Sat 05/23/2020 02:46 AM EDT

End Time

Sat 05/23/2020 05:45 AM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Flash floodradar indicated
Flash flood damage threatconsiderable
Expected rainfall1-2 inches in 1 hour

Locations Affected

Waltreak, AR ∙ Briggsville, AR ∙ Magazine, AR ∙ Parks, AR ∙ Rover, AR ∙ Mansfield, AR ∙ Waveland, AR ∙ Havana, AR ∙ Centerville, AR ∙ Booneville, AR

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Little Rock AR 146 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020 The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Logan County in western Arkansas... Scott County in western Arkansas... Northwestern Yell County in central Arkansas... * Until 445 AM CDT. * At 144 AM CDT, radar and satellite data continue to show showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain over much of the warned area. Gauge reports and radar estimates indicated two to four inches of rain in the last few hours. There have already been several reports of flash flooding in Scott and Logan Counties, and with additional heavy rainfall expected, life threatening flash flooding is likely to continue. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Booneville... Waldron... Danville... Mansfield... Magazine... Blue Mountain... Beauchamp... Cardiff... Petit Jean River WMA... Mosley... Stonehouse Recreation Area... Mt Nebo State Park... Gravelly... Fourche Valley... Mount Magazine... Echo... Oliver... Morgan Springs... Lake Dardanelle... Belleville... 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. && LAT...LON 3493 9445 3495 9441 3494 9439 3496 9437 3495 9434 3497 9424 3506 9423 3506 9425 3510 9414 3514 9414 3514 9403 3522 9403 3522 9385 3532 9333 3513 9309 3486 9355 3479 9404 3477 9403 3477 9445 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR