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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1235 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008



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WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-TEXAS MO-STONE MO-CHRISTIAN MO-BARRY MO-

1235 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BARRY...

CHRISTIAN...NORTHERN TEXAS...NORTHERN WRIGHT...STONE AND WEBSTER

COUNTIES...



RAINFALL AND EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE BEGINNING TO 

RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 

OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.



LAT...LON 3649 9461 3699 9462 3700 9508 3803 9507

      3804 9408 3821 9405 3821 9351 3852 9352

      3851 9309 3869 9306 3834 9240 3828 9165

      3780 9153 3770 9118 3759 9132 3749 9307

      3728 9308 3699 9363 3693 9407 3649 9410

TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 180DEG 0KT 3780 9320



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BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-LAWRENCE MO-JASPER MO-GREENE MO-

DADE MO-BARTON MO-POLK MO-LACLEDE MO-CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-PULASKI MO-

VERNON MO-HICKORY MO-PHELPS MO-ST. CLAIR MO-CAMDEN MO-MARIES MO-

MILLER MO-DENT MO-BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-

1235 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR 

EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS ROUGHLY 

ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR...



AT 1229 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 

AND LOCAL SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT AS MUCH AS FOUR INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES OVER THE 

PAST FEW HOURS. ELSEWHERE...RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE HALF 

INCH AND ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON SINCE 1000 PM. 

RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT...GRADUALLY 

TAPERING OFF TOWARDS SUNRISE. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL IS 

POSSIBLE.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

ARMA...BAXTER SPRINGS...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CAMDENTON...CARONA...

CARTHAGE...CHEROKEE...COLUMBUS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON... 

ENGLEVALE...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT AND FRONTENAC.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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 3649 9461 3699 9462 3700 9508 3803 9507

      3804 9408 3821 9405 3821 9351 3852 9352

      3851 9309 3869 9306 3834 9240 3828 9165

      3780 9153 3770 9118 3759 9132 3749 9307

      3728 9308 3699 9363 3693 9407 3649 9410

TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 180DEG 0KT 3780 9320



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