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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

335 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 730 AM CDT



* AT 330 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER WESTERN HICKORY COUNTY 

  FROM QUINCY TO WEAUBLEAU. THE STORM ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20     

  MPH. SINCE 11 PM...RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS  

  FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY WITH 1 TO 2 

  INCHES ELSEWHERE. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 123 SOUTH  

  OF WEAUBLEAU AND FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED NEAR WHEATLAND.



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE    

  COUNTY THROUGH 6 AM. THIS WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF    

  RAIN IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING.   

  LOW AREAS SUCH AS LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE PARTICULARLY         

  DANGEROUS.



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 3808 9353 3782 9359 3781 9320 3805 9308



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