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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 072059

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

356 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



MOC015-029-039-057-059-085-131-141-167-185-080000-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-080508T0000Z/

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

DADE MO-POLK MO-CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-HICKORY MO-ST. CLAIR MO-CAMDEN MO-

MILLER MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-

356 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR

BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...HICKORY...MILLER...

MORGAN...POLK AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES...



AT 353 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS 

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL ROADS IN 

BENTON COUNTY WERE BEGINNING TO FLOOD DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 

TODAY. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO LOCALLY 1.50 INCHES 

HAS FALLEN SINCE THIS MORNING...SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS AND RUNOFF 

HAS ALLOWED FOR FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP. 



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 NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 



UNTIL THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA MOVES EAST OF 

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



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. SOME

LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...BOLIVAR...

BUFFALO...CAMDENTON...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON...GREENFIELD...

HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...STOCKTON...VERSAILLES...WARSAW...COLE

CAMP...EVERTON...FAIR PLAY AND HUMANSVILLE.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPRINGFIELD.



LAT...LON 3867 9286 3859 9286 3842 9264 3831 9221

      3802 9220 3802 9240 3783 9247 3789 9263

      3789 9286 3749 9287 3749 9307 3742 9309

      3742 9363 3728 9364 3729 9409 3819 9406

      3820 9355 3847 9352 3847 9309 3868 9307

TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 180DEG 0KT 3800 9304



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000 

WGUS73 KSGF 072059

FFSSGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

356 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



MOC015-029-039-057-059-085-131-141-167-185-080000-

/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-080508T0000Z/

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

DADE MO-POLK MO-CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-HICKORY MO-ST. CLAIR MO-CAMDEN MO-

MILLER MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-

356 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR

BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...HICKORY...MILLER...

MORGAN...POLK AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES...



AT 353 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS 

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL ROADS IN 

BENTON COUNTY WERE BEGINNING TO FLOOD DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 

TODAY. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO LOCALLY 1.50 INCHES 

HAS FALLEN SINCE THIS MORNING...SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS AND RUNOFF 

HAS ALLOWED FOR FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP. 



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 NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 



UNTIL THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA MOVES EAST OF 

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



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. SOME

LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...BOLIVAR...

BUFFALO...CAMDENTON...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON...GREENFIELD...

HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...STOCKTON...VERSAILLES...WARSAW...COLE

CAMP...EVERTON...FAIR PLAY AND HUMANSVILLE.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPRINGFIELD.



LAT...LON 3867 9286 3859 9286 3842 9264 3831 9221

      3802 9220 3802 9240 3783 9247 3789 9263

      3789 9286 3749 9287 3749 9307 3742 9309

      3742 9363 3728 9364 3729 9409 3819 9406

      3820 9355 3847 9352 3847 9309 3868 9307

TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 180DEG 0KT 3800 9304



$$



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