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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

148 AM CST THU MAR 13 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR NEWTON

COUNTY...



AT 146 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MINOR 

STREET FLOODING...AS WELL AS A FEW RESIDENTIAL YARDS FLOODED OVER.  

THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA HAVE 

WEAKENED...HOWEVER...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY STILL RISE OVER BANKS AND PRODUCE AREAS 

OF MINOR FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3704 9412 3677 9413 3679 9458 3704 9455



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