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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007



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BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-

1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN MORGAN AND NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES...



AT 1025 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT IN 

BENTON COUNTY...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AT HIGHWAY B AND SEVEN HILLS 

ROAD WERE CLOSED WITH WATER RISING IN THESE AREAS.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. SOME

LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...VERSAILLES 

AND STOVER.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO

NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3869 9285 3834 9270 3835 9323 3853 9316

      3853 9307 3870 9307



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