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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

625 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2007



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BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-BARTON MO-CEDAR MO-VERNON MO-

ST. CLAIR MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-

625 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR

MORGAN...BENTON...ST. CLAIR...VERNON...CEDAR...BARTON...CHEROKEE...

CRAWFORD AND BOURBON COUNTIES...



AT 612 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW

MOVING SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN PRODUCING 

THUNDERSTORM IS IN WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY WHERE RAINFALL RATES ARE 

AN INCH PER HOUR AT THIS TIME. 



FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE FORT SCOTT AREA...AND OTHER AREAS 

IN CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...AND BOURBON COUNTIES ARE LIKELY TO SEE 

FLOODING SOON IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY OCCURRED. ELSEWHERE IN WEST 

CENTRAL MISSOURI LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS OCCURRING...AND RADAR 

ESTIMATES OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS INDICATE THAT MANY AREAS HAVE SEEN 

OVER ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE LATE YESTERDAY. 



ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA 

TONIGHT...AND THE WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY 

MORNING. AN ADDTIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

ARMA...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARONA...CHEROKEE...COLUMBUS...EL DORADO 

SPRINGS...ENGLEVALE...FORT 

SCOTT...FRONTENAC...GALENA...GIRARD...LAMAR...NEVADA...PITTSBURG AND 

STOCKTON.



THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LOW WATER CROSSING 

AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY FLOOD. DO NOT DRIVE INTO 

FLOODED AREAS. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT 

AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 

OFFICE IN SPRINGFIELD.



LAT...LON 3802 9505 3803 9407 3820 9392 3823 9351

      3851 9349 3852 9308 3869 9305 3868 9285

      3859 9285 3842 9264 3824 9271 3820 9301

      3827 9308 3808 9308 3808 9351 3793 9352

      3760 9365 3757 9408 3735 9410 3735 9463

      3701 9464 3701 9506



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