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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

641 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008



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LAWRENCE MO-JASPER MO-DADE MO-BARTON MO-CEDAR MO-ST. CLAIR MO-

NEWTON MO-

641 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR

BARTON...CEDAR...DADE...JASPER...LAWRENCE...NEWTON AND ST. CLAIR

COUNTIES...



AT 637 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OF 

THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE AVERAGED BETWEEN 

ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE 3 AM...WITH 

LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR LA RUSSELL...GOLDEN CITY...AND JERICO 

SPRINGS. ALL OF THE STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE BEEN RISING RAPIDLY THIS 

MORNING WHICH WILL LIKELY AFFECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN THE FLOOD 

PRONE AREAS. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED...MORE 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WHICH MAY 

BEGIN TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 

OCCUR. 



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. 



LAT...LON 3678 9460 3763 9462 3764 9409 3820 9404

      3822 9353 3817 9351 3792 9354 3791 9358

      3783 9358 3782 9364 3720 9361 3692 9364

      3693 9407 3676 9408

TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 180DEG 0KT 3757 9387



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