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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

144 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



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JACKSON MO-RAY MO-CARROLL MO-CALDWELL MO-LIVINGSTON MO-LINN MO-

GRUNDY MO-

144 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRUNDY...

SOUTHERN LINN...LIVINGSTON...EASTERN CALDWELL AND NORTHWESTERN

CARROLL COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND RAY AND NORTHEASTERN

JACKSON COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 300 AM CDT...



AT 138 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR 

CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 3AM.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD 

THREAT THROUGH AT LEAST 3AM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE 

FLOODING INCLUDE...BROOKFIELD...BUCKNER...CHILLICOTHE...LAWSON... 

RICHMOND...BRAYMER...BRECKENRIDGE...COWGILL...HALE...HARDIN... 

HENRIETTA...LACLEDE...LEVASY...LINNEUS...MEADVILLE...NORBORNE... 

ORRICK...POLO...SIBLEY...UTICA AND WHEELING.



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

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON 

FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.



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 3992 9325 3989 9287 3970 9313 3969 9329

      3958 9328 3922 9376 3922 9385 3915 9401

      3921 9399 3914 9405 3908 9426 3938 9412

      3943 9423 3977 9385 3978 9377 3982 9377

      4007 9341



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