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WGUS73 KSGF 290915

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

406 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006



MOC119-145-291430-

NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-

406 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MCDONALD AND NEWTON

COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...



AT 359 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT

THE HEAVIER RAINFALL HAS GENERALLY ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

RADAR ESTIMATES AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THAT ONE TO TWO 

INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...SO WHILE THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL HAS ENDED RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 



AT 400 AM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 

OCCURRING ON HIGHWAY 86 NEAR NEWTONIA IN NEWTON COUNTY. BECAUSE OF 

THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT 

ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES 

AWAY.



LAT...LON 3705 9409 3651 9408 3650 9463 3704 9461



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