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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1240 PM CDT SUN SEP 17 2006



MOC109-172115-

LAWRENCE MO-

1240 PM CDT SUN SEP 17 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR

LAWRENCE COUNTY...



AT 1234 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLOODING ALONG 

COUNTY ROAD 2037...TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLER. 



RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SINCE 7 AM...AND 

DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAD 

FALLEN AROUND MILLER...STOTTS CITY AND CHESAPEAKE. ALTHOUGH THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH SIX TO EIGHT INCHES IN LOCALIZED 

AREAS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR 

STREAMS AND CREEKS WHICH WILL BE RUNNING HIGH DURING THE AFTERNOON 

HOURS. 



SPECIFIC LOW WATER CROSSINGS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING 

ARE STAHL CREEK...SYCAMORE BRANCH...TURNBACK CREEK...TRUITT 

CREEK...AND GOOSE CREEK. 



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3694 9407 3696 9364 3729 9361 3727 9395



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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 171742

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1240 PM CDT SUN SEP 17 2006



MOC109-172115-

LAWRENCE MO-

1240 PM CDT SUN SEP 17 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR

LAWRENCE COUNTY...



AT 1234 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLOODING ALONG 

COUNTY ROAD 2037...TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLER. 



RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SINCE 7 AM...AND 

DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAD 

FALLEN AROUND MILLER...STOTTS CITY AND CHESAPEAKE. ALTHOUGH THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH SIX TO EIGHT INCHES IN LOCALIZED 

AREAS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR 

STREAMS AND CREEKS WHICH WILL BE RUNNING HIGH DURING THE AFTERNOON 

HOURS. 



SPECIFIC LOW WATER CROSSINGS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING 

ARE STAHL CREEK...SYCAMORE BRANCH...TURNBACK CREEK...TRUITT 

CREEK...AND GOOSE CREEK. 



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3694 9407 3696 9364 3729 9361 3727 9395



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