

000 

WGUS73 KEAX 121358

FFSEAX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

858 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



MOC053-159-121500-

/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080912T1500Z/

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

PETTIS MO-COOPER MO-

858 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COOPER AND SOUTHEASTERN

PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...



AT 852 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING.



HEAVY RAINFALL HAS LARGELY END IN THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER A FEW 

BRIEF HEAVY SHOWERS HAVE STILL BEEN NOTED ON DOPPLER RADAR. RUNOFF 

FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

INCLUDE...BUNCETON...OTTERVILLE...PILOT GROVE AND SMITHTON.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH

ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW

INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL.



LAT...LON 3851 9344 3882 9303 3898 9272 3897 9256

      3891 9249 3867 9263 3867 9280 3870 9306

      3854 9308



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KEAX 121358

FFSEAX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

858 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



MOC053-159-121500-

/O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080912T1500Z/

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

PETTIS MO-COOPER MO-

858 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COOPER AND SOUTHEASTERN

PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...



AT 852 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING.



HEAVY RAINFALL HAS LARGELY END IN THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER A FEW 

BRIEF HEAVY SHOWERS HAVE STILL BEEN NOTED ON DOPPLER RADAR. RUNOFF 

FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

INCLUDE...BUNCETON...OTTERVILLE...PILOT GROVE AND SMITHTON.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH

ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW

INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL.



LAT...LON 3851 9344 3882 9303 3898 9272 3897 9256

      3891 9249 3867 9263 3867 9280 3870 9306

      3854 9308



$$



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