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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

329 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

  EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

  EASTERN PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

  HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

  OREGON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

  OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

  SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

  SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...



* UNTIL 1000 AM CST.



* AT 326 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THAT AN AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS 

OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE 

AND TWO INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THE AREA SINCE SATURDAY 

EVENING.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

  HOUSTON...MOUNTAIN VIEW...SALEM...THAYER...WEST PLAINS...WILLOW

  SPRINGS...ALTON...BAKERSFIELD...BIRCH TREE...CABOOL...EMINENCE...

  GAINESVILLE...LICKING...RAYMONDVILLE AND SUMMERSVILLE.



THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF CREEKS RUNNING OUT OF THEIR 

BANKS...FLOODED LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS 

NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS. WITH ADDITIONAL RUNOFF EXPECTED THIS 

MORNING...ANY LOW LYING AREAS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ROADS NEAR 

CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE PRONE TO FLOODING.



A SECOND AREA OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 

THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH 

ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO

NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3708 9122 3683 9122 3682 9111 3649 9113

      3649 9268 3764 9183 3782 9178 3806 9153

      3780 9153 3779 9132 3771 9131 3769 9116

      3758 9119 3759 9131 3751 9131 3750 9121

      3742 9122 3742 9118 3721 9113 3712 9101



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