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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

852 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR NEWTON AND 

LAWRENCE COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR MCDONALD AND 

BARRY COUNTIES...





AT 840 PM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE 

OCCURRING ALONG THE ARKANSAS STATE LINE FROM NEAR PINEVILLE EAST 

THROUGH THE KIMBERLING CITY AREA. WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS 

ENDED IN BOTH NEWTON AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES FOR NOW...AREAS OF 

FLOODING ARE ONGOING IN NEOSHO..AND MINOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED 

IN PORTIONS OF LAWRENCE COUNTY. FLOODING IS ALSO BEING REPORTED BY 

LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE CASSVILLE AREA OF BARRY COUNTY.



RADAR DERIVED PRECIPITATION TOTALS INDICATE THAT IN EXCESS OF TWO 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. 

ADDTIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH MCDONALD COUNTY OVER THE NEXT 

HOUR WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 



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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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