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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1029 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NEWTON COUNTY IN MISSOURI



* UNTIL 430 AM CDT



* AT 1020 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO NEWTON COUNTY.  

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO TWO       

  INCHES PER HOUR OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.



* 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 FLOODING

  INCLUDE...NEOSHO...SILVER CREEK...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SAGINAW...

  LEAWOOD...GRANBY...FAIRVIEW AND DIAMOND.



THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR 

VERY DAMAGING AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING PERSONS 

IN THE CITY OF NEOSHO ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE 

THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING 

WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.



LAT...LON 3705 9410 3677 9408 3677 9461 3706 9462



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