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MOZ054-040230-



SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

730 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001



...A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN HENRY 

COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT...



AT 730 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED...A BAND OF 

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM MONTROSE TO 

GARLAND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.



SOME CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED BY THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE.... 

MONTROSE...LA DUE...LUCAS...HARTWELL...URICH...MAURINE...GARLAND...

AND NORRIS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF HENRY COUNTY SINCE 6:30 PM. THE 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY 8:30 PM...WITH UP TO 

AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. THE RUNOFF FROM 

THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HIGH WATER LEVELS IN LOW 

LYING AREAS...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS THROUGH 

9:30 PM.



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 3854 9407 3822 9407 3821 9379 3857 9376



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