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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

514 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WRIGHT COUNTY IN MISSOURI



* UNTIL 900 PM CST.



* AT 508 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT   

HIGHWAY 5 ALONG THE GASCONADE RIVER SOUTH OF HARTVILLE...IS FLOODING 

AND MANY COUNTY ROADS THAT LEAD INTO HIGHWAY 5...ESPECIALLY THE LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS...WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. PLEASE TAKE AN ALTERNATE 

ROUTE IF YOU DRIVE HIGHWAY 5 IN SOUTHERN WRIGHT COUNTY UNTIL THE 

RUNOFF IS COMPLETE. AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN 

WILL LIKELY FALL IN WRIGHT COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM. 



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS AN UPGRADE TO THE PREVIOUS URBAN AND 

SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3749 9225 3707 9225 3707 9269 3749 9269



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JLT

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000 

WGUS53 KSGF 182318

FFWSGF

MOC229-190300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

514 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WRIGHT COUNTY IN MISSOURI



* UNTIL 900 PM CST.



* AT 508 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT   

HIGHWAY 5 ALONG THE GASCONADE RIVER SOUTH OF HARTVILLE...IS FLOODING 

AND MANY COUNTY ROADS THAT LEAD INTO HIGHWAY 5...ESPECIALLY THE LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS...WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. PLEASE TAKE AN ALTERNATE 

ROUTE IF YOU DRIVE HIGHWAY 5 IN SOUTHERN WRIGHT COUNTY UNTIL THE 

RUNOFF IS COMPLETE. AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN 

WILL LIKELY FALL IN WRIGHT COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM. 



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS AN UPGRADE TO THE PREVIOUS URBAN AND 

SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3749 9225 3707 9225 3707 9269 3749 9269



$$



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