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WGUS73 KEAX 011103

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

454 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007



MOC033-041-079-115-117-211-011300-

CARROLL MO-CHARITON MO-LIVINGSTON MO-LINN MO-GRUNDY MO-SULLIVAN MO-

454 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SULLIVAN...

SOUTHEASTERN GRUNDY...LINN...LIVINGSTON...NORTHWESTERN CHARITON AND

CARROLL COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 700 AM CST...



AS OF 5 AM...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWED THAT TWO TO TWO AND A 

HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA 

SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED THE AREA...ISOLATED ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN 

POSSIBLE BEFORE 7 AM. RUNOFF FROM THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS 

RECEIVED SINCE LAST EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO POSE THE THREAT OF 

FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY 

EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BROOKFIELD...CARROLLTON...CHILLICOTHE

...MARCELINE...BOSWORTH...BROWNING...BRUNSWICK...BUCKLIN...HALE...

LACLEDE...LINNEUS...MEADVILLE...NORBORNE...UTICA AND WHEELING.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN...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 4024 9287 3953 9287 3931 9334 3920 9377

      3993 9377



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