Flash Flood Warning for Benton, AR; Washington, AR

Official alert brief

FFWTSA The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Benton County in northwestern Arkansas... Washington County in northwestern Arkansas... * Until 800 AM CDT. * At 447 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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... Fayetteville... Springdale... Rogers... Bentonville... Siloam Springs... Lowell... Farmington... Prairie Grove... Gentry... Elkins... Tontitown... West Fork... Lincoln... Cave Springs... Decatur... Greenland... Highfill... Winslow... Springtown... Drake Field Airport...

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.