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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

525 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT



* AT 520 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER BENTON...ST. CLAIR...AND 

HICKORY COUNTIES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES HAD FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES 

SINCE 4 AM...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WAS MOVING ACROSS THE 

AREA.  



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH

  FLOODING INCLUDE...HERMITAGE...OSCEOLA...WEAUBLEAU AND WHEATLAND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 3852 9310 3857 9363 3826 9411 3792 9402

          3790 9377 3782 9323 3806 9309



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