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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

857 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWEST DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

  SOUTHEAST POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT.



* AT 855 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



* EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING JUST EAST OF THE     

  PLEASANT HOPE AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 215 IS   

  IMPASSABLE ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PLEASANT HOPE.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE 

OVER THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BRIEF BUT HEAVY 

RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3767 9296 3742 9297 3742 9350 3766 9343



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