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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

337 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006



MOC091-040130-

HOWELL MO-

337 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HOWELL COUNTY UNTIL 830

PM CDT...



AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OCCURRED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE 130 PM. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT LOCALLY THREE TO FOUR INCHES FELL 

AROUND THE MOUNTAIN VIEW AREA SINCE 130 PM. SPECIFICALLY...THE LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS NORTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ON HIGHWAY Y WILL LIKELY 

BE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. AN 

ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WARNED AREA 

THROUGH 6 PM. 



RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE MOUNTAIN VIEW.

 

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.



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.



LAT...LON 3705 9167 3681 9169 3682 9192 3705 9194



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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 032041

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

337 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006



MOC091-040130-

HOWELL MO-

337 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HOWELL COUNTY UNTIL 830

PM CDT...



AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OCCURRED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE 130 PM. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT LOCALLY THREE TO FOUR INCHES FELL 

AROUND THE MOUNTAIN VIEW AREA SINCE 130 PM. SPECIFICALLY...THE LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS NORTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ON HIGHWAY Y WILL LIKELY 

BE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. AN 

ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WARNED AREA 

THROUGH 6 PM. 



RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE MOUNTAIN VIEW.

 

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.



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.



LAT...LON 3705 9167 3681 9169 3682 9192 3705 9194



$$



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