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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 311857

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

151 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



KSC011-021-037-MOC011-015-039-057-085-097-145-167-185-217-010100-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080401T0100Z/

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

BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-DADE MO-BARTON MO-

POLK MO-CEDAR MO-VERNON MO-HICKORY MO-ST. CLAIR MO-BENTON MO-

NEWTON MO-

151 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR

BARTON...BENTON...BOURBON...CEDAR...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...HICKORY...

JASPER...NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN DADE...NORTHWESTERN POLK...ST. CLAIR

AND VERNON COUNTIES...



AT 146 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVE IN A LARGE AREA OF THE 

WARNED AREA WITH LOCALIZED TWO TO FOUR INCH TOTALS NEAR NEVADA AND 

EL DORADO SPRINGS MISSOURI. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED 

IN THE NEVADA...EL DORADO SPRINGS AND OSCEOLA AREAS...RUNOFF IS NOT 

COMPLETE AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RAPID RISES ALONG AREA STREAMS 

AND CREEKS. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNED 

AREA...ESPECIALLY FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF JOPLIN...GREENFIELD AND 

STOCKTON MISSOURI...ANOTHER ONE HALF TO LOCALLY ONE INCH OF RAINFALL 

WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM OVER 

SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND MOVE NORTHEAST. 



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 3802 9507 3804 9408 3822 9404 3822 9353

      3852 9351 3852 9314 3783 9319 3729 9406

      3678 9409 3676 9461 3698 9463 3700 9508

TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 180DEG 0KT 3768 9409



$$



JLT

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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 311857

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

151 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



KSC011-021-037-MOC011-015-039-057-085-097-145-167-185-217-010100-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080401T0100Z/

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

BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-DADE MO-BARTON MO-

POLK MO-CEDAR MO-VERNON MO-HICKORY MO-ST. CLAIR MO-BENTON MO-

NEWTON MO-

151 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR

BARTON...BENTON...BOURBON...CEDAR...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...HICKORY...

JASPER...NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN DADE...NORTHWESTERN POLK...ST. CLAIR

AND VERNON COUNTIES...



AT 146 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVE IN A LARGE AREA OF THE 

WARNED AREA WITH LOCALIZED TWO TO FOUR INCH TOTALS NEAR NEVADREAS...RUNOFF IS NOT 

COMPLETE AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RAPID RISES ALONG AREA STREAMS 

AND CREEKS. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNED 

AREA...ESPECIALLY FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF JOPLIN...GREENFIELD AND 

STOCKTON MISSOURI...ANOTHER ONE HALF TO LOCALLY ONE INCH OF RAINFALL 

WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM OVER 

SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND MOVE NORTHEAST. 



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 3802 9507 3804 9408 3822 9404 3822 9353

      3852 9351 3852 9314 3783 9319 3729 9406

      3678 9409 3676 9461 3698 9463 3700 9508

TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 180DEG 0KT 3768 9409



$$



JLT

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