Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

May 30, 2004, 2:34 AM CDT (07:34 UTC)

Expired

May 30, 2004, 12:30 PM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Putnam County, MO

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000 
WGUS53 KEAX 300734
FFWEAX
MOC171-301730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
234 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 226 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL    
  HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE EXPERIENCED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.    
  RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO   
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...     
  GRAYSVILLE...  HARTFORD...LEMONS...LIVONIA...LUCERNE...            
  POWERSVILLE...UNIONVILLE AND WORTHINGTON.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.

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 4053 9272 4052 9269 4045 9272 4041 9267
      4040 9271 4035 9269 4035 9285 4039 9287
      4039 9335 4058 9337 4060 9272

$$

SRP

000 
WGUS73 KEAX 300815 CCA
FFSEAX
MOC005-021-049-061-063-075-081-129-147-171-227-301615-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...COR TO REMOVE CALDWELL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
303 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR CLINTON...
BUCHANAN...DEKALB...DAVIESS...GENTRY...WORTH...HARRISON...MERCER...NO
DAWAY...ATCHISON MISSOURI AND PUTNAM COUNTIES...

AT 252 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
WARNED AREA. 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... ST
JOSEPH...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...BETHANY...WORTHINGTON...WORTH...
WINTHROP...WINSTON...WESTBORO...WEATHERBY...WATSON AND UNIONVILLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

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.

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 4057 9270 4035 9269 4040 9337 4028 9339
      4027 9376 3979 9378 3980 9421 3947 9422
      3955 9510 3981 9488 3982 9461 4013 9461
      4014 9505 4028 9510 4027 9555 4032 9565
      4057 9565 4059 9577 4059 9577 4060 9272

$$

SRP

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