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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

158 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2007



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MARIES MO-

158 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR

MARIES COUNTY...



A COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED 1.63 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE 

VIENNA AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPRINGFIELD.



LAT...LON 3828 9164 3806 9165 3804 9218 3828 9219



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