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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

848 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009



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BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-JASPER MO-DADE MO-BARTON MO-POLK MO-CEDAR MO-

VERNON MO-ST. CLAIR MO-

848 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR

BARTON...BOURBON...CEDAR...CRAWFORD...DADE...NORTHERN JASPER...ST.

CLAIR...VERNON AND WESTERN POLK COUNTIES...



AT 845 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE 

RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND 

CREEKS HAVE COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.

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

SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

SPRINGFIELD.



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LAT...LON 3803 9508 3803 9462 3806 9462 3806 9431

      3804 9423 3806 9413 3804 9408 3822 9405

      3822 9353 3792 9355 3791 9358 3781 9356

      3742 9359 3742 9363 3729 9363 3734 9508



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