Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Jul 13, 2003, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)

Expired

Jul 13, 2003, 5:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Barry County, MO

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000 
WGUS53 KSGF 131920
FFWSGF
MOC009-132230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
215 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BARRY COUNTY IN MISSOURI

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT.

* AT 213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.   
  DOPPLER RADAR AND ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
  SINCE LATE THIS MORNING...WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS HAVING
  TRACKED OVER THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL
  ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
  AFTERNOON.

* TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE
  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING   
  INCLUDE...EAGLE ROCK...GOLDEN AND THE ROARING RIVER STATE PARK.
  SIGNIFICANT RISES AND FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE WHITE 
  RIVER.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE 
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME 
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR 
CREEKS AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...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.

LAT...LON 3662 9359 3650 9359 3648 9389 3665 9390

$$

BOOKBINDER

000 
WGUS73 KSGF 132126
FFSSGF
MOC009-132230-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
425 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN 
BARRY COUNTY...

AT 415 PM CDT...ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY THAT OCCURRED IN 
SOUTHEASTERN BARRY COUNTY HAD ENDED. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 
TWO...TO LOCALLY 3.5 INCHES FELL OVER SOUTHEAST BARRY COUNTY NEAR 
EAGLE ROCK...SELIGMAN AND ROARING RIVER STATE PARK. 

ALTHOUGH THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF IS NOT COMPLETE 
...AND SOME FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW 
WATER CROSSINGS. 

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...
OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND 
HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND UNTIL 
THE RUNOFF IS COMPLETE.

LAT...LON 3672 9357 3649 9359 3650 9397 3671 9397

$$

JLT

000 
WGUS73 KSGF 132216
FFSSGF
MOC009-132230-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
515 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARRY 
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 530 PM...

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.

LAT...LON 3675 9361 3649 9361 3649 9390 3670 9385

$$

JLT

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