

000 

RWUS32 KSGF 310530

FFSSGF

KSZ101-MOZ057-058-068>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-311030-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1129 PM CST WED JAN 30 2002



...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 

AM FOR JASPER...NEWTON AND MCDONALD COUNTIES...



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY 

MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN KANSAS:



CHEROKEE.



IN MISSOURI:



MILLER...MARIES...HICKORY...CAMDEN...PULASKI...PHELPS...BARTON...

CEDAR...POLK...DALLAS...LACLEDE...TEXAS...DENT...JASPER...DADE...

GREENE...WEBSTER...WRIGHT...NEWTON...LAWRENCE...CHRISTIAN...

DOUGLAS...HOWELL...SHANNON...MCDONALD...BARRY...STONE...TANEY...OZARK

AND OREGON.



AT 1125 PM...A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS PUSHING EAST 

ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS WITH THE LEADING EDGE EXTENDING FROM 

CAMDENTON TO SPRINGFIELD AND BRANSON. THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL PRODUCE 

RAINFALL RATES ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR.  



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY 

MORNING. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY DEVELOP IN LOW LYING OR POOR 

DRAINAGE AREAS. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED STREET FLOODING IN NEOSHO AND 

JOPLIN.  THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER 

JASPER...NEWTON...AND MCDONALD COUNTIES...BUT FLOODING OF STREETS 

AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE.   



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN 

ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG AREA 

STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK 

YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS 

ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF 

FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

