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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1207 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007



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BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-

1207 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR

CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD AND BOURBON COUNTIES...



AT 1203 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ACROSS BOURBON AND 

CHEROKEE COUNTIES.  IN CRAWFORD COUNTY...MAINLY MINOR FLOODING WAS 

BEING OBSERVED NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.



IN CHEROKEE COUNTY...THE NEOSHO RIVER CONTINUED TO BACK INTO LOW 

AREAS ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.  NUMEROUS ROADS WERE 

IMPASSABLE ALONG WITH LOW WATER CROSSINGS.  THE NEOSHO RIVER WILL 

CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEREFORE MAJOR FLOODING FROM 

THE RIVER WILL ONLY INCREASE WITH TIME.



IN BOURBON COUNTY...THE MARMATON AND LITTLE OSAGE RIVERS WERE OVER 

FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUED TO RISE.  NUMEROUS ROADS AND LOW LYING 

AREAS NEAR THESE RIVERS ARE BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ALONG.  OLD 

69 HIGHWAY NEAR FULTON HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE LITTLE OSAGE 

RIVER INUNDATING THE BRIDGE.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONAL ALSO 

SUGGESTED THAT HIGHWAY 54 WEST OF FORT SCOTT WILL LIKELY BE SHUT DOWN 

IF THE WATER CONTINUES TO RISE.  OFFICIALS ALSO OBSERVED WATER FROM 

THE MARMATON RIVER BEGINNING TO FLOOD OVER ITS BANKS AND SPILL INTO 

THE CITY OF FORT SCOTT.



FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS BECOMING VERY SERIOUS.  RUNOFF 

FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MAJOR FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

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

SCOTT...FAULKNER...FULTON...FARLINGTON...AND REDFIELD.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3802 9462 3700 9463 3700 9505 3802 9507



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