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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

628 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008



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SHANNON MO-HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-

628 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008



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

HOWELL...OREGON AND SOUTHERN SHANNON COUNTIES...



...AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT 

FOR NORTHERN SHANNON COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...



AT 628 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW

MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL RATES 

OF NEARLY TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING WITH SOME OF THESE 

STORMS.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

OCCUR. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY

SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES 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 3709 9103 3708 9122 3683 9122 3682 9111

      3649 9113 3650 9213 3706 9209 3705 9167

      3720 9166 3721 9110 3714 9102



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