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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

609 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN MISSOURI

  WEBSTER COUNTY IN MISSOURI

  POLK COUNTY IN MISSOURI

  DALLAS COUNTY IN MISSOURI



* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT



* AT 603 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN  

  PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA SINCE 5 AM.



* THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL   

  RAINFALL. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH     

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING    

  INCLUDE...SPRINGFIELD...BOLIVAR...STRAFFORD...ROGERSVILLE...       

  PLEASANT HOPE...NIANGUA...MORRISVILLE...MARSHFIELD...FORDLAND AND  

  FAIR GROVE.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 8 AM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3756 9362 3780 9336 3780 9320 3790 9320

          3790 9285 3749 9286 3749 9269 3708 9269

          3708 9322



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