

000 

WGUS73 KSGF 071957

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

251 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-

251 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 250 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS WERE CLOSED AROUND THE PITTSBURG 

KANSAS AREA SINCE THIS MORNING DUE TO THE FLOODING. IN 

ADDITION...SEVERAL REPORTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD 

OCCURRED SINCE 7 AM NEAR LAMAR...LIBERAL AND MINDENMINES.



SEVERAL WAVES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE THE ALREADY 

SATURATED SOILS AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNED 

AREA. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TENTHS OF AN 

INCH PER HOUR...WITH LOCALLY ONE INCH PER HOUR IN THUNDERSTORMS THE 

REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 



UNTIL THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA MOVES EAST OF 

THE REGION...PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. 



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.



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 1951Z 180DEG 0KT 3749 9440



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 072001 CCA

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

251 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



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

/O.COR.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-

251 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 250 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS WERE CLOSED AROUND THE PITTSBURG 

KANSAS AREA SINCE THIS MORNING DUE TO THE FLOODING. IN 

ADDITION...SEVERAL REPORTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD 

OCCURRED SINCE 7 AM NEAR LAMAR...LIBERAL AND MINDENMINES.



SEVERAL WAVES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE THE ALREADY 

SATURATED SOILS AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNED 

AREA. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TENTHS OF AN 

INCH PER HOUR...WITH LOCALLY ONE INCH PER HOUR IN THUNDERSTORMS FOR 

THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 



UNTIL THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA MOVES EAST OF 

THE REGION...PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. 



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.



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 1951Z 180DEG 0KT 3749 9440



$$



JLT



000 

WGUS73 KSGF 072001 CCA

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

251 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



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

/O.COR.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-

251 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 250 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS WERE CLOSED AROUND THE PITTSBURG 

KANSAS AREA SINCE THIS MORNING DUE TO THE FLOODING. IN 

ADDITION...SEVERAL REPORTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD 

OCCURRED SINCE 7 AM NEAR LAMAR...LIBERAL AND MINDENMINES.



SEVERAL WAVES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE THE ALREADY 

SATURATED SOILS AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNED 

AREA. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TENTHS OF AN 

INCH PER HOUR...WITH LOCALLY ONE INCH PER HOUR IN THUNDERSTORMS FOR 

THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 



UNTIL THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA MOVES EAST OF 

THE REGION...PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. 



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.



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 1951Z 180DEG 0KT 3749 9440



$$



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