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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

216 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHARITON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

  EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  MACON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

  NORTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  NORTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

  SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 800 PM CDT



* AT 211 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THOUGH RAINFALL  

  RATES ARE NOT EXTREME...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS   

  HAS SATURATED SOILS...AND A BAND OF MODERATE RAIN MOVING OVER THE  

  SAME AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED        

  RUNOFF. THIS WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF BOTH URBAN CENTERS AND 

  RURAL ROADS...ESPECIALLY NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...WHICH CANNOT    

  HOLD MUCH MORE WATER.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

  CONCORDIA...HIGGINSVILLE...HOLDEN...HUNTSVILLE...KNOB NOSTER...

  MACON...MARSHALL...MOBERLY...SALISBURY...SLATER...SWEET SPRINGS...

  WARRENSBURG...WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE...ALMA...ATLANTA...BEVIER...

  BLACKBURN...BRUNSWICK...CAIRO...CALHOUN...CALLAO...CHILHOWEE...

  CORDER...HOUSTONIA...KEYTESVILLE...KINGSVILLE...LA MONTE...

  LEETON...MALTA BEND AND URICH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

PLEASANT HILL.



LAT...LON 3965 9231 3935 9246 3934 9280 3925 9284

      3841 9366 3843 9404 3875 9413 3898 9389

      3932 9338 3971 9294 3971 9286 3982 9286

      3996 9275 4003 9233



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