

000 

WGUS73 KSGF 180528

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1226 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008



KSC021-180900-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-080418T0900Z/

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

CHEROKEE KS-

1226 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR

CHEROKEE COUNTY...



AT 1222 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SINCE THURSDAY 

EVENING...BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

BAXTER SPRINGS...CARONA...COLUMBUS...GALENA...WEIR...SCAMMON...TREECE

AND WEST MINERAL.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAVE 

INDICATED THAT LOW WATER CROSSING PRONE TO FLOODING AND OTHER ROADS 

NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS WERE WATER COVERED...SOME HAVE BEEN 

IMPASSABLE.



THE BULK OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST OF THE AREA 

TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF 

RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT.



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.



LAT...LON 3706 9508 3734 9508 3733 9462 3699 9462

      3699 9499 3700 9508

TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 180DEG 0KT 3712 9491



$$



GAGAN

