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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1034 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...AND
WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT...AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVES INTO THE STATE. OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS...MANY
PLACES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS HAVE RECORDED TWO TO
FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH AS MUCH AS FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES IN
PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND NORTHEAST. WITH AN EXTREMELY HIGH AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE AS WELL AS THE SLOW MOVING
NATURE OF THE STORMS...ANY STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A LARGE AMOUNT
OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING HAS
BEEN NOTED IN PARTS OF THE STATE...WITH RUNOFF ISSUES CONTINUING
WELL INTO THE DAY TODAY. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY
MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE. 

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JACKSON-LONOKE-MONROE-PERRY-PIKE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-VAN BUREN-
WHITE-WOODRUFF-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMITY...ARKADELPHIA...AUGUSTA...
AVILLA...BATESVILLE...BAUXITE...BEE BRANCH...BEEBE...BENTON...
BISMARCK...BONNERDALE...BRINKLEY...BRYANT...CABOT...
CENTER RIDGE...CLARENDON...CLINTON...CONWAY...COTTON PLANT...
DE VALLS BLUFF...DES ARC...DONALDSON...DRASCO...EL PASO...
ENGLAND...FAIRFIELD BAY...FOURCHE JUNCTION...GEORGETOWN...
GLENWOOD...GREENBRIER...GREERS FERRY...GURDON...HASKELL...HAZEN...
HEBER SPRINGS...HOT SPRINGS...HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE...HOUSTON...
HUMNOKE...JACKSONVILLE...JESSIEVILLE...LITTLE ROCK...LONOKE...
MALVERN...MAUMELLE...MAYFLOWER...MCCRORY...MORRILTON...
MURFREESBORO...NEWPORT...NORTH LITTLE ROCK...OIL TROUGH...
OKOLONA...PARON...PERRYVILLE...PLEASANT PLAINS...ROSE BUD...
SEARCY...SHERWOOD...SWIFTON...TUCKERMAN...VILONIA...WRIGHTSVILLE
1034 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  EASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHWEST
  ARKANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL
  ARKANSAS...CONWAY...FAULKNER...GARLAND...LONOKE...PERRY...
  PRAIRIE...PULASKI...SALINE AND WHITE. IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  JACKSON...MONROE AND WOODRUFF. IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  CLEBURNE...INDEPENDENCE AND VAN BUREN. IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CLARK...HOT SPRING AND PIKE.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY...AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL 
  BOUNDARY INTERACTS WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS MOVING 
  THROUGH THE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXCEEDING THREE 
  INCHES POSSIBLE. 

* HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH FLASH FLOODING 
  IS LIKELY TO OCCUR. LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN NORTH AND WEST 
  ARKANSAS...AS WELL AS SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...WILL BE 
  ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

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BAXTER-BOONE-FULTON-IZARD-JOHNSON-LOGAN-MARION-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-
POLK-POPE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-YELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASH FLAT...BOONEVILLE...BULL SHOALS...
CALICO ROCK...CAVE CITY...CLARKSVILLE...DANVILLE...DARDANELLE...
DEER...FLIPPIN...GASSVILLE...GRAVELLY...HARDY...HARRISON...
HECTOR...HORSESHOE BEND...JASPER...LEAD HILL...LESLIE...
MAMMOTH SPRING...MARSHALL...MELBOURNE...MENA...MOUNT IDA...
MOUNT MAGAZINE...MOUNTAIN HOME...MOUNTAIN VIEW...NORFORK...
NORMAN...OLA...OMAHA...OXFORD...OZONE...PARIS...PELSOR...
PINE RIDGE...RUSSELLVILLE...SALEM...SUMMIT...VIOLA...WALDRON...
WESTERN GROVE...WICKES...Y CITY...YELLVILLE
1034 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND
  WESTERN ARKANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL
  ARKANSAS...POPE AND YELL. IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...BAXTER... 
  BOONE...FULTON...IZARD...MARION...NEWTON...SEARCY...SHARP
  AND STONE. IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...JOHNSON...LOGAN...MONTGOMERY...
  POLK AND SCOTT.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY...AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL 
  BOUNDARY INTERACTS WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS MOVING 
  THROUGH THE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXCEEDING THREE 
  INCHES POSSIBLE. 

* HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH FLASH FLOODING 
  IS LIKELY TO OCCUR. LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN NORTH AND WEST 
  ARKANSAS...AS WELL AS SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...WILL BE 
  ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

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