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WGUS73 KSGF 201934

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

213 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



MOC039-057-059-077-097-109-167-225-202200-

/X.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0193.000000T0000Z-070820T2200Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

LAWRENCE MO-JASPER MO-GREENE MO-WEBSTER MO-DADE MO-POLK MO-CEDAR MO-

DALLAS MO-

213 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR

DALLAS...CEDAR...POLK...DADE...WEBSTER...GREENE...JASPER AND NORTHERN

LAWRENCE COUNTIES...



AT 212 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS...DEPARTMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION AND LOCAL MEDIA OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE 

RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED THIS MORNING WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 



MAJOR ROUTES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO THE FLOOD 

WATERS. AS OF 2 PM...THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

INDICATED THE FOLLOWING ROADS REMAIN CLOSED.



IN DADE COUNTY.



ROUTE A...BETWEEN ROUTE N AND HIGHWAY 97.

ROUTE K...BETWEEN HIGHWAY 39 AND ROUTE M.

ROUTE O...BETWEEN GREENFIELD AND EVERTON.



IN JASPER COUNTY.



HIGHWAY 37...BETWEEN HIGHWAY 96 AND ROUTE E.



IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.



ROUTE DD...BETWEEN MILLER AND ROUTE M.

ROUTE WW...BETWEEN MILLER AND ROUTE M.



IN GREENE COUNTY.



HIGHWAY 123...NEAR ROUTE V.



IN POLK COUNTY.



HIGHWAY 123...NEAR HIGHWAY 215.



OTHER SECONDARY ROADS AND COUNTY ROADS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY FLOOD 

WATERS. IN ADDITION...THE TURNBACK CREEK...LITTLE SAC RIVER AND THE 

SAC RIVER THAT FLOWS ACROSS LAWRENCE...DADE...GREENE AND POLK 

COUNTIES HAVE RISEN 15 TO 25 FEET SINCE THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE 

RIVER STAGE INFORMATION ON TURNBACK CREEK AND THE SAC RIVER ROSE TO 

LEVELS COMPARED TO THE FLOODS OF 1993. ALTHOUGH THE LATEST 

INFORMATION HAVE THE CREEK AND RIVER LEVELS CRESTING...THE FLOOD 

WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT LOCAL LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH THE 

AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FLOOD WARNING BASED 

ON RUNOFF CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED AFTER THE INITIAL FLASH 

FLOOD WARNINGS EXPIRE THIS AFTERNOON. 

 

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 3777 9306 3746 9269 3710 9270 3710 9459

      3736 9406 3781 9405



$$



JLT

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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 201934

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

213 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



MOC039-057-059-077-097-109-167-225-202200-

/X.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0193.000000T0000Z-070820T2200Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

LAWRENCE MO-JASPER MO-GREENE MO-WEBSTER MO-DADE MO-POLK MO-CEDAR MO-

DALLAS MO-

213 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR

DALLAS...CEDAR...POLK...DADE...WEBSTER...GREENE...JASPER AND NORTHERN

LAWRENCE COUNTIES...



AT 212 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS...DEPARTMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION AND LOCAL MEDIA OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE 

RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED THIS MORNING WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 



MAJOR ROUTES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO THE FLOOD 

WATERS. AS OF 2 PM...THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

INDICATED THE FOLLOWING ROADS REMAIN CLOSED.



IN DADE COUNTY.



ROUTE A...BETWEEN ROUTE N AND HIGHWAY 97.

ROUTE K...BETWEEN HIGHWAY 39 AND ROUTE M.

ROUTE O...BETWEEN GREENFIELD AND EVERTON.



IN JASPER COUNTY.



HIGHWAY 37...BETWEEN HIGHWAY 96 AND ROUTE E.



IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.



ROUTE DD...BETWEEN MILLER AND ROUTE M.

ROUTE WW...BETWEEN MILLER AND ROUTE M.



IN GREENE COUNTY.



HIGHWAY 123...NEAR ROUTE V.



IN POLK COUNTY.



HIGHWAY 123...NEAR HIGHWAY 215.



OTHER SECONDARY ROADS AND COUNTY ROADS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY FLOOD 

WATERS. IN ADDITION...THE TURNBACK CREEK...LITTLE SAC RIVER AND THE 

SAC RIVER THAT FLOWS ACROSS LAWRENCE...DADE...GREENE AND POLK 

COUNTIES HAVE RISEN 15 TO 25 FEET SINCE THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE 

RIVER STAGE INFORMATION ON TURNBACK CREEK AND THE SAC RIVER ROSE TO 

LEVELS COMPARED TO THE FLOODS OF 1993. ALTHOUGH THE LATEST 

INFORMATION HAVE THE CREEK AND RIVER LEVELS CRESTING...THE FLOOD 

WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT LOCAL LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH THE 

AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FLOOD WARNING BASED 

ON RUNOFF CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED AFTER THE INITIAL FLASH 

FLOOD WARNINGS EXPIRE THIS AFTERNOON. 

 

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 3777 9306 3746 9269 3710 9270 3710 9459

      3736 9406 3781 9405



$$



JLT

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