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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1245 AM CDT TUE JUL 11 2006



MOC059-091-105-149-203-215-225-229-111400-

SHANNON MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-LACLEDE MO-DALLAS MO-

HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-

1245 AM CDT TUE JUL 11 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR

OREGON...NORTHERN HOWELL...SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS...SOUTHERN LACLEDE...

TEXAS...NORTHERN WEBSTER...WRIGHT AND SHANNON COUNTIES...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT MOST RAIN HAS 

ENDED IN THE WARNED AREA AT 1230 AM THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...RAIN 

ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WERE OBSERVED ON THE RADAR OVER MUCH 

OF TEXAS...OREGON AND NORTHEASTERN HOWELL COUNTIES. RAIN 

ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WERE OBSERVED OVER WEBSTER...LACLEDE 

AND SHANNON COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM ALL THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE 

THROUGH THE MORNING AND CAUSE FLASH FLOODING PARTICULARLY FOR LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPRINGFIELD.



LAT...LON 3727 9308 3715 9266 3706 9210 3680 9210

      3668 9202 3649 9114 3682 9114 3684 9123

      3708 9123 3712 9101 3738 9119 3768 9285

      3749 9307



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