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WGUS73 KSGF 191155

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

643 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008



KSC021-037-MOC011-015-039-057-059-077-085-097-109-119-131-141-145-

167-185-217-191153-

/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080319T1200Z/

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

CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-LAWRENCE MO-JASPER MO-GREENE MO-DADE MO-

BARTON MO-POLK MO-CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-VERNON MO-HICKORY MO-

ST. CLAIR MO-MILLER MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-

643 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BARTON...BENTON...

CEDAR...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...

JASPER...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...NEWTON...POLK...ST.

CLAIR AND VERNON COUNTIES...



EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT  OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. RESIDUAL FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE 

WARNED AREA CONTINUES...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF RAPID INCREASES IS NOT 

EXPECTED. 



AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WARNED AREA DUE TO 

THE CONTINUING FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 

OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.



LAT...LON 3708 9122 3650 9115 3652 9408 3709 9307

      3802 9241 3806 9166 3816 9162 3780 9153

      3769 9116 3758 9125 3758 9131 3751 9131

      3721 9113 3714 9102

TIME...MOT...LOC 1143Z 180DEG 0KT 3772 9307



$$



MOC009-029-043-065-067-091-105-125-149-153-161-169-203-209-213-215-

225-229-191200-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080319T1200Z/

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

SHANNON MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-STONE MO-LACLEDE MO-

PULASKI MO-PHELPS MO-CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-DENT MO-CHRISTIAN MO-

DOUGLAS MO-HOWELL MO-BARRY MO-OREGON MO-TANEY MO-OZARK MO-

643 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR

CHRISTIAN...DENT...DOUGLAS...HOWELL...LACLEDE...OREGON...OZARK...

PHELPS...PULASKI...SHANNON...SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...SOUTHERN BARRY...

SOUTHERN MARIES...STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT

COUNTIES...



AT 637 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. MAJOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OVER   

SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

SOUTHERN MISSOURI...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER OF 

AN INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE 

MORNING HOURS.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. IT IS 

LIKELY THAT ANY AREAS THAT HAVE FLOODED IN THE PAST...SOUTH OF 

INTERSTATE 44...WILL REMAIN FLOODED THIS MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS 

THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...AVA...BRANSON... 

FORSYTH...FORT LEONARD WOOD...HIGHLANDVILLE...HOUSTON...KIMBERLING 

CITY...LEBANON...MARSHFIELD...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MOUNTAIN 

VIEW...OZARK...ROLLA...SALEM AND THAYER.



THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES.  THIS IS AN 

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.  MOTORISTS SHOULD HAVE A HEIGHTENED 

LEVEL OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS THEY APPROACH LOW AREAS THAT CAN 

FLOOD. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW 

INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. 

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.



LAT...LON 3708 9122 3650 9115 3652 9408 3709 9307

      3802 9241 3806 9166 3816 9162 3780 9153

      3769 9116 3758 9125 3758 9131 3751 9131

      3721 9113 3714 9102

TIME...MOT...LOC 1143Z 180DEG 0KT 3772 9307



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 191155

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

643 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008



KSC021-037-MOC011-015-039-057-059-077-085-097-109-119-131-141-145-

167-185-217-191153-

/O.CAN.KSGF.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080319T1200Z/

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

CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-LAWRENCE MO-JASPER MO-GREENE MO-DADE MO-

BARTON MO-POLK MO-CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-VERNON MO-HICKORY MO-

ST. CLAIR MO-MILLER MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-

643 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BARTON...BENTON...

CEDAR...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...

JASPER...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...NEWTON...POLK...ST.

CLAIR AND VERNON COUNTIES...



EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT  OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. RESIDUAL FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE 

WARNED AREA CONTINUES...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF RAPID INCREASES IS NOT 

EXPECTED. 



AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WARNED AREA DUE TO 

THE CONTINUING FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 

OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.



LAT...LON 3708 9122 3650 9115 3652 9408 3709 9307

      3802 9241 3806 9166 3816 9162 3780 9153

      3769 9116 3758 9125 3758 9131 3751 9131

      3721 9113 3714 9102

TIME...MOT...LOC 1143Z 180DEG 0KT 3772 9307



$$



MOC009-029-043-065-067-091-105-125-149-153-161-169-203-209-213-215-

225-229-191200-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080319T1200Z/

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

SHANNON MO-WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-STONE MO-LACLEDE MO-

PULASKI MO-PHELPS MO-CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-DENT MO-CHRISTIAN MO-

DOUGLAS MO-HOWELL MO-BARRY MO-OREGON MO-TANEY MO-OZARK MO-

643 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR

CHRISTIAN...DENT...DOUGLAS...HOWELL...LACLEDE...OREGON...OZARK...

PHELPS...PULASKI...SHANNON...SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...SOUTHERN BARRY...

SOUTHERN MARIES...STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT

COUNTIES...



AT 637 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. MAJOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OVER   

SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

SOUTHERN MISSOURI...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER OF 

AN INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE 

MORNING HOURS.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. IT IS 

LIKELY THAT ANY AREAS THAT HAVE FLOODED IN THE PAST...SOUTH OF 

INTERSTATE 44...WILLNSON... 

FORSYTH...FORT LEONARD WOOD...HIGHLANDVILLE...HOUSTON...KIMBERLING 

CITY...LEBANON...MARSHFIELD...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MOUNTAIN 

VIEW...OZARK...ROLLA...SALEM AND THAYER.



THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES.  THIS IS AN 

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.  MOTORISTS SHOULD HAVE A HEIGHTENED 

LEVEL OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS THEY APPROACH LOW AREAS THAT CAN 

FLOOD. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW 

INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. 

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.



LAT...LON 3708 9122 3650 9115 3652 9408 3709 9307

      3802 9241 3806 9166 3816 9162 3780 9153

      3769 9116 3758 9125 3758 9131 3751 9131

      3721 9113 3714 9102

TIME...MOT...LOC 1143Z 180DEG 0KT 3772 9307



$$



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