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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1250 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR BARRY COUNTY...



AT 1240 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

FLOODING IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN BARRY COUNTY...FARM ROAD 2185 

NEAR MINERAL SPRINGS...39 HIGHWAY ALONG FLAT CREEK NEAR 

MCDOWELL...AND THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 76 AND 50. THESE 

LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. 



THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 PM 

MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF BARRY COUNTY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 

ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. 



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

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

NOT DRIVE PAST BARRICADES. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING 

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

TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



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LAT...LON 3691 9364 3653 9367 3653 9405 3688 9402



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