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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1020 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2001



...SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR CAMDEN...POLK...AND DALLAS

COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 1030 AM...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR

BENTON...ST. CLAIR...HICKORY AND MORGAN COUNTIES IN CENTRAL

MISSOURI...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND

EAST OF A NEVADA TO MOUNT VERNON AND GALENA LINE...



AT 1015 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW

A DIMINISHING AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND

SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE RAIN WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...

WITH THE BULK OF THE RAIN BETWEEN ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD AND WEST

PLAINS.



RUNOFF WAS NEARING COMPLETION IN CAMDEN...POLK AND DALLAS COUNTIES...

AND THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR THESE COUNTIES WILL BE

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1030 AM AS SCHEDULED.



RAINFALL WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST IN THE ADVISORY AND WARNING

AREAS BY 1130 AM. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI

COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 1130

AM. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY ALSO BE CANCELLED AROUND NOON IF

CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE.



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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