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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

153 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR VERNON

COUNTY...



AT 150 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 

THAT 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN A NARROW SWATH FROM NEAR 

RICHARDS TO JUST NORTH OF SHELDON. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY 

RAIN WILL MOVE OVER THIS AREA BETWEEN 200 AM AND 300 AM...PRODUCING 

UP TO ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.   



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO 

OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... 

RICHARDS...MOUNDVILLE...MILO...AND DEERFIELD.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS. TURN 

AROUND...DONT DROWN. 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.



LAT...LON 3802 9410 3765 9409 3765 9461 3806 9462



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