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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1203 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI



* UNTIL 400 PM CDT



THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER MCDONALD COUNTY...HOWEVER LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS REMAIN FLOODED. IN ADDITION...THE INDIAN CREEK...BIG 

SUGAR CREEK...AND THE ELK RIVER ARE RISING QUICKLY. THEREFORE...THE 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 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.



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 3676 9463 3649 9462 3650 9407 3676 9407



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