Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Springfield, MO

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WGUS73 KSGF 120646
FFSSGF
MOC065-161-120930-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
146 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR DENT COUNTY 
AND UNTIL 330 AM FOR PHELPS COUNTY...

AT 145 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL DENT COUNTY. 
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING RAINFALL OF UP 
TO ONE INCH IN 30 MINUTES AS THE MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE 
COUNTY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER 
THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO IN BOTH PHELPS AND DENT COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR 
ESTIMATED THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN A NARROW SWATH 
FROM NEAR DOOLITTLE TO HOWES. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO 
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...DOOLITTLE... 
TURTLE...LECOMA...HOWES...SALEM...AND BANGERT

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO 
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 3813 9155 3782 9153 3766 9117 3745 9128
          3743 9175 3760 9176 3763 9202 3802 9204

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000 
WGUS73 KSGF 120753
FFSSGF
MOC065-121100-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
252 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR DENT COUNTY WILL 
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 300 AM...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3779 9131 3770 9118 3743 9123 3743 9161
          3743 9175 3778 9179

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