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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

726 AM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007



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CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-

726 AM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007



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

NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTIES...



AT 725 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER 

THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 

OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MOST OF THE WARNING AREA 

SINCE 5 AM...AND OVER FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN SHERMAN 

AND HALLOWELL. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

CARONA...CHEROKEE...COLUMBUS...MCCUNE...SCAMMON AND WEST MINERAL.



FLOODING WAS REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN SHERMAN AND ON 

110TH STREET BETWEEN SHERMAN AND HALLOWELL...IN WESTERN CHEROKEE 

COUNTY. 



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPRINGFIELD.



LAT...LON 3747 9496 3732 9507 3707 9505 3717 9479

      3750 9478



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