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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1137 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1145 AM FOR

TANEY...DOUGLAS AND OZARK COUNTIES...



THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH PRODUCED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS

WESTERN DOUGLAS...WESTERN OZARK AND EASTERN TANEY COUNTIES HAS

PUSHED TO THE SOUTH INTO ARKANSAS. WHILE SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN WILL BE

POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS NOT

EXPECTED.



CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE STILL LIKELY TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE BANK FULL

DUE TO THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING.



WHILE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...SOME LOW LYING AREAS MAY

STILL HAVE RUNOFF FLOODING AND CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN DRIVING IN

LOW LYING AREAS.



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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