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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

448 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GREENE COUNTY CONTINUES UNTIL 745 AM...



AT 445 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS INDICATING THE STRONG

LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS PUSHED EAST OF GREENE COUNTY...WITH LIGHT

TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING BEHIND THE MAIN THUNDERSTORMS.  RADAR

ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE OCCURRED JUST NORTH OF

SPRINGFIELD NEAR THE TOWN OF WILLARD.  AND ADDITIONAL QUARTER INCH

OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.



RUNOFF FLOODING WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF

HOURS...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.

TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE

THROUGH RISING WATER.



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