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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

101 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

  DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...



* UNTIL 900 AM CDT.



* AT 100 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      

  WARNED AREA EXTENDING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL           

  OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TRACK              

  TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT. STORM           

  TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES WITH     

  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

  BAXTER SPRINGS...CARONA...CARTHAGE...COLUMBUS...GALENA...

  GREENFIELD...JOPLIN...WEIR...AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...CARL           

  JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE AND EVERTON.





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.



LAT...LON 3734 9507 3735 9409 3758 9408 3756 9362

      3729 9363 3729 9405 3705 9407 3706 9462

      3700 9463 3700 9506



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