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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

626 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007



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CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-

626 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR

JASPER AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...



AT 622 AM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE 

RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. COUNTY 

ROAD 100 IN NORTHEAST CHEROKEE COUNTY IS REPORTED IMPASSABLE ALONG 

BRUSH CREEK AND COW CREEK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES 

FELL BETWEEN 430 AND 6 AM ACROSS CHEROKEE AND JASPER COUNTIES. THE 

RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN 

FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS WHICH WILL 

CAUSE MORE RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE WARNED AREA. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. SOME

LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...BAXTER

SPRINGS...CARONA...CARTHAGE...COLUMBUS...GALENA...JOPLIN...WEIR...

AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...DUENWEG...

DUQUESNE...JASPER AND ORONOGO.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF 

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN 

AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3732 9463 3735 9461 3735 9436 3734 9410

      3729 9410 3728 9407 3705 9408 3706 9462

      3701 9464 3701 9506 3733 9507



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