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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

640 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 AM CST FOR OZARK...

OREGON...HOWELL...DOUGLAS...SHANNON AND TEXAS COUNTIES...



...SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS 

OCCURRING IN SHANNON...OREGON...AND NORTHERN HOWELL COUNTIES...



VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OCCURRED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH 

CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT 

FLOODING ACROSS NORTHERN HOWELL...SHANNON...AND OREGON COUNTIES. 

NUMEROUS ROADWAYS ARE INUNDATED WITH WATER. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY 

RAIN WILL CONTINUE EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS STOPPED.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN OREGON...SHANNON...AND HOWELL COUNTIES 

ARE REPORTING WIDESPREAD FLOODING. DURING THE PAST 30 MINUNTES THERE 

HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF AT LEAST 2 CARS SWEPT OFF THE ROAD BY FLOOD 

WATERS...WITH WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS 

SITUATION DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ACROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. DO NOT 

UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS IT ONLY A FEW INCHES OF 

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE AND LEAVE 

YOU STRANDED.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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LAT...LON 3705 9289 3705 9225 3760 9225 3758 9176

          3742 9177 3741 9121 3713 9117 3682 9123

          3649 9115 3650 9277



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