

000 

WGUS73 KSGF 071811

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

105 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



KSC011-021-037-MOC011-097-217-072100-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080507T2100Z/

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

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

105 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



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

BARTON...BOURBON...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...JASPER AND VERNON

COUNTIES...



AT 102 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING 

WAS BEGINNING TO CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OF SOUTHEAST 

KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SPECIFICALLY...AREAS 

NEAR LAMAR...LIBERAL AND MINDENMINES MISSOURI HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 

ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL THIS MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS NEAR PITTSBURG AND GIRARD 

KANSAS HAVE REPORTED BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES SINCE 8 AM. PLEASE 

BE AWARE THAT A LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF ONE 

HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 

THROUGH 3 PM...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL 

LIKELY. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. 



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 3803 9508 3803 9424 3806 9414 3804 9409

      3729 9409 3729 9406 3706 9406 3706 9462

      3702 9462 3699 9505

TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 180DEG 0KT 3749 9440



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 071811

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

105 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



KSC011-021-037-MOC011-097-217-072100-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080507T2100Z/

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

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

105 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



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

BARTON...BOURBON...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...JASPER AND VERNON

COUNTIES...



AT 102 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING 

WAS BEGINNING TO CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS OF SOUTHEAST 

KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SPECIFICALLY...AREAS 

NEAR LAMAR...LIBERAL AND MINDENMINES MISSOURI HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 

ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL THIS MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS NEAR PITTSBURG AND GIRARD 

KANSAS HAVE REPORTED BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES SINCE 8 AM. PLEASE 

BE AWARE THAT A LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF ONE 

HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 

THROUGH 3 PM...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL 

LIKELY. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. 



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 3803 9508 3803 9424 3806 9414 3804 9409

      3729 9409 3729 9406 3706 9406 3706 9462

      3702 9462 3699 9505

TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 180DEG 0KT 3749 9440



$$



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