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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

410 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005



MOC093-123-179-151300-

REYNOLDS MO-MADISON MO-IRON MO-

410 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST FOR

IRON...MADISON AND REYNOLDS COUNTIES...



AT 405 AM CST...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO BLANKET MUCH OF SOUTHERN 

MISSOURI...FROM NORTH OF CAPE GIRARDEAU...THROUGH THE CENTERVILLE 

AREA..TO NEAR SPRINGFIELD.  THIS AREA OF STORMS HAS ALREADY PRODUCED 

OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN NEAR SACO IN SOUTHEAST MADISON COUNTY...WITH 

RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF OVER 3 INCHES FROM SOUTHERN REYNOLDS 

COUNTY INTO SOUTHERN IRON COUNTY.



THE STORMS IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI WERE MOVING EAST AND NORTHEAST... 

WHICH MEANS SEVERAL MORE PERIODS OF MODERATE AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE 

EXPECTED OVER IRON...REYNOLDS...AND MADISON COUNTIES DURING THE 

PREDAWN HOURS.  ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME 

LOCATIONS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

VIBURNUM...ROSELLE...PILOT KNOB...OATES...MARQUAND...JUNCTION 

CITY...IRONTON...GLOVER...FREDERICKTOWN...BIXBY...BELLEVIEW AND 

ARCADIA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

IN ADDITION...LOW WATER CROSSING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.  



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 3710 9101 3721 9113 3725 9112 3726 9116

      3749 9122 3750 9131 3759 9131 3760 9116

      3773 9114 3773 9065 3764 9065 3764 9016

      3732 9016 3728 9073 3705 9079 3705 9092



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