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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

645 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007



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DADE MO-POLK MO-CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-

645 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR

DALLAS...SOUTHERN CEDAR...POLK AND DADE COUNTIES...



AT 642 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SINCE 5 PM FELL OVER SOUTHERN 

POLK AND SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTIES...WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 

THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...

BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...GREENFIELD...STOCKTON...EVERTON...FAIR PLAY...

HUMANSVILLE...LOCKWOOD...MORRISVILLE AND PLEASANT HOPE.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPRINGFIELD.



LAT...LON 3751 9309 3743 9308 3743 9364 3728 9364

      3728 9404 3728 9405 3772 9403 3779 9367

      3781 9322 3789 9286 3750 9286



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