

000 

WGUS73 KSGF 222225

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

525 PM CDT MON AUG 22 2005



MOC065-203-230300-

DENT MO-SHANNON MO-

525 PM CDT MON AUG 22 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DENT AND SHANNON COUNTIES UNTIL

1000 PM CDT...



AT 514 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  

HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MAY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR 

TWO.  RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH 

OF THE EVENING...CAUSING FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSING AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ACROSS MUCH OF DENT AND NORTHERN SHANNON COUNTIES. 

IN ADDITION...FLOODING IS LIKELY ON THE FOLLOWING STREAMS: PIGEON 

CREEK...ASHLEY CREEK...GLADDEN CREEK...AND THE BARREN FORK.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3776 9134 3770 9134 3769 9124 3769 9118

      3760 9118 3760 9134 3749 9133 3749 9123

      3717 9115 3719 9139 3732 9164 3740 9165

      3743 9163 3743 9175 3759 9174 3762 9181

      3777 9180 3778 9151 3777 9143



$$



SAW

