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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

456 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR GREENE 

COUNTY...



THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN...HOWEVER FLOODING AND RUNOFF 

FROM THESE STORMS CONTINUE. EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN MAY BEGIN TO TAPER 

OFF...THE THREAT FROM THE FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS GREENE COUNTY.



LOCAL MEDIA AND HAM RADIO OPERATORS CONTINUE TO REPORT FLASH 

FLOODING OCCURRING IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. THE UNDER PASS ON 

WEST BYPASS NEAR CHESTNUT EXPRESSWAY IS FLOODED. ALSO NUMEROUS 

ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FLOODED IN SPRINGFIELD WITH THE WORST 

FLOODING REPORTED BETWEEN SUNSHINE...GLENSTONE...WEST BYPASS...AND 

DIVISION.



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. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD 

WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY 

AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 3737 9361 3715 9359 3717 9309 3736 9311



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