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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1126 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR UNTIL 115 AM...



RAINFALL WAS DIMINISHING OVER NEWTON COUNTY...HOWEVER HEAVY RAINFALL

FROM PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORMS HAS PRODUCED SOME FLOODING ACROSS

NEOSHO IN NEWTON COUNTY.  FLOODING SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS THE

RAINFALL ENDS.  THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 115

AM.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP

THEM AWAY.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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