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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

907 PM CDT WED APR 20 2005



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PHELPS MO-

907 PM CDT WED APR 20 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PHELPS COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM

CDT...



AT 904 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON NORTH 

OF EDGAR SPRINGS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1.50 TO LOCALLY TWO 

INCHES FELL BETWEEN EDGAR SPRINGS...NEWBURG AND ROLLA. 



RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO 

OCCUR...SPECIALLY THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE MARK TWAIN 

NATIONAL FOREST.  



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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD.



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