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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

724 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007



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BATES MO-

724 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BATES COUNTY UNTIL 1130

PM CDT...



AT 720 PM CDT...RAINFALL HAD BEGUN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY.  

HOWEVER...SHOWERS WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF 

INCH PER HOUR CONTINUED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF BATES COUNTY. 

RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED 

FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS FOR THE 

NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT

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

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



LAT...LON 3806 9428 3806 9461 3846 9462 3847 9438

      3845 9429 3846 9425 3844 9423 3844 9407

      3804 9407 3804 9412 3806 9413 3803 9425



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