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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

209 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI

  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI

  TANEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI



* UNTIL 500 PM CST



* AT 207 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM SPRINGFIELD TO  

  NIXA TO WESTERN STONE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.  

  INTENSE RAINFALL RATES FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED 

  WITH LAST NIGHTS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING 

  IN THE SPRINGFIELD AREA...AS WELL AS SOUTH INTO MUCH OF CHRISTIAN 

  AND TANEY COUNTIES.  LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE MOST SUSPECT TO 

  THIS FLOODING CONCERN.



* SLOW MOVING 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 FLASH

  FLOODING INCLUDE...OZARK...SPRINGFIELD...BATTLEFIELD...CLEVER...

  NIXA...SPARTA AND STRAFFORD.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON

FOOT.



LAT...LON 3699 9333 3651 9329 3650 9277 3679 9276

          3681 9292 3707 9292 3708 9309 3741 9312

          3741 9361 3702 9364



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