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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

458 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OREGON COUNTY IN MISSOURI



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT.



* AT 454 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED

  TO INDICATE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 

  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5

  INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS OREGON COUNTY...AND AN

  ADDTIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH 8 AM.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 

  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

  INCLUDE...ALTON...COUCH...KOSHKONONG...ROYER...AND THOMASVILLE. 

  PERSONS CAMPING AND FLOATING ALONG AND NEARBY THE ELEVEN POINT 

  RIVER ARE URGED TO REMAIN AWAY FROM THE RIVER AND SEEK HIGHER 

  GROUND. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF 

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPRINGFIELD.



LAT...LON 3689 9169 3688 9123 3683 9122 3682 9111

          3649 9112 3648 9168



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