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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

319 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2001



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 

COUNTIES...



IN MISSOURI:



BENTON...MORGAN...MILLER...MARIES...ST. CLAIR...HICKORY...CAMDEN...

PULASKI AND PHELPS.



THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS 

OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD 

THIS MORNING INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI. HEAVY RAINS OVER THE LAST 

SEVERAL DAYS HAVE LEFT THE GROUND SATURATED OVER THE WATCH 

AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF CREEKS AND 

RIVERS.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN

ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS

REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS.

KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF

A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.



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