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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 051547

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

942 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



KSC011-021-037-MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-065-067-077-085-

097-105-109-119-125-131-141-145-161-167-169-185-209-215-217-225-229-

051830-

BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-MORGAN MO-BENTON MO-MILLER MO-

MARIES MO-CAMDEN MO-ST. CLAIR MO-PHELPS MO-HICKORY MO-VERNON MO-

PULASKI MO-DALLAS MO-CEDAR MO-LACLEDE MO-POLK MO-DENT MO-BARTON MO-

TEXAS MO-DADE MO-WEBSTER MO-WRIGHT MO-GREENE MO-JASPER MO-LAWRENCE MO-

CHRISTIAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-

942 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BARRY...BARTON...BENTON... 

BOURBON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...CHEROKEE...CHRISTIAN...CRAWFORD...

DADE...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER... 

LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...

NEWTON...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR...STONE... 

TEXAS...VERNON...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CST...



AT 935 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 

SERIOUS FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A MAJOR FLOOD EVENT IS 

UNDERWAY WITH NUMEROUS STREAMS...RIVERS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS 

FLOODED. MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING MAKING TRAVEL 

DANGEROUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI 

WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SPREADING INTO THE AREA FROM OKLAHOMA AND 

ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON 

SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN

INCH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY.  RUNOFF FROM ANY ADDITIONAL  

RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE AN ALREADY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.



MANY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR BEING DISMISSED EARLY. CHECK WITH 

YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS OR MEDIA FOR SCHOOL CLOSINGS. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW 

INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



$$



FOSTER

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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 051547

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

942 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



KSC011-021-037-MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-065-067-077-085-

097-105-109-119-125-131-141-145-161-167-169-185-209-215-217-225-229-

051830-

BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-MORGAN MO-BENTON MO-MILLER MO-

MARIES MO-CAMDEN MO-ST. CLAIR MO-PHELPS MO-HICKORY MO-VERNON MO-

PULASKI MO-DALLAS MO-CEDAR MO-LACLEDE MO-POLK MO-DENT MO-BARTON MO-

TEXAS MO-DADE MO-WEBSTER MO-WRIGHT MO-GREENE MO-JASPER MO-LAWRENCE MO-

CHRISTIAN MO-DOUGLAS MO-NEWTON MO-STONE MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-

942 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BARRY...BARTON...BENTON... 

BOURBON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...CHEROKEE...CHRISTIAN...CRAWFORD...

DADE...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER... 

LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...

NEWTON...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR...STONE... 

TEXAS...VERNON...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CST...



AT 935 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 

SERIOUS FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A MAJOR FLOOD EVENT IS 

UNDERWAY WITH NUMEROUS STREAMS...RIVERS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS 

FLOODED. MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING MAKING TRAVEL 

DANGEROUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI 

WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SPREADING INTO THE AREA FROM OKLAHOMA AND 

ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON 

SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN

INCH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY.  RUNOFF FROM ANY ADDITIONAL  

RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE AN ALREADY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.



MANY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR BEING DISMISSED EARLY. CHECK WITH 

YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS OR MEDIA FOR SCHOOL CLOSINGS. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW 

INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



$$



FOSTER

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