Hazardous Weather Alerts for Washington CountyFrom Northwest Arkansas Weather.com & Issued by the National Weather Service |
Flash Flood Warning
 FLASH FLOOD WARNING |
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| WASHINGTON COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Washington, AR |
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| Effective: Sat, 6/6 11:11pm | Updated: Sat, 6/6 11:51pm | Urgency: Immediate |
| Expires: Sun, 6/7 2:15am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
FFWTSA The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in northwestern Arkansas... * Until 215 AM CDT. * At 1111 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... West Fork... Winslow... Brentwood... Blackburn... Wyola... Arnett... Woolsey... Hicks... Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
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 FLOOD WATCH |
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| WASHINGTON COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Benton - Carroll - Washington - Madison - Northern Crawford - Northern Franklin - North and Central Sebastian - Southern Crawford - Central and Southern Franklin - Southern Sebastian - Cherokee - Adair - Muskogee - McIntosh - Pittsburg - Haskell - Latimer - Northern Sequoyah - Northern Le Flore - Central and Southern Sequoyah - Central Le Flore - Southern Le Flore |
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| Effective: Sat, 6/6 11:46pm | Updated: Sat, 6/6 11:51pm | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Sun, 6/7 8:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties, Benton, Carroll, Central and Southern Franklin, Madison, North and Central Sebastian, Northern Crawford, Northern Franklin, Southern Crawford, Southern Sebastian and Washington AR and Oklahoma, including the following counties, Adair, Central Le Flore, Central and Southern Sequoyah, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Northern Le Flore, Northern Sequoyah, Pittsburg and Southern Le Flore. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT Sunday through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected Sunday, with areas of heavy rainfall likely. Rainfall totals may locally reach 3 to 4 inches, and in combination with Saturday's rainfall, may lead to flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. |
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