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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

100 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR MCDONALD

COUNTY...



AT 1250 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS 

FLOODED LOW WATER CROSSINGS OVER EASTERN MCDONALD COUNTY.



ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER STORMS WILL 

CONTINUE TO CAUSE RISING WATER LEVELS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG 

CREEKS AND STREAM.



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.



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 3674 9408 3652 9409 3654 9458 3674 9443



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