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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

1125 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BARRY AND MCDONALD COUNTIES

UNTIL 130 AM CDT...



AT 1115 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL APPROACHING THE WARNED AREA.  

THESE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALIZED 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH. COMBINED WITH EARLIER RAINS 

OF AROUND TWO INCHES...THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO 

AGGRAVATE FLOODING ACROSS BARRY AND NEWTON COUNTIES.  LAW 

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT A FEW ROADS CLOSED IN 

NEOSHO DUE TO THE EVENING HEAVY RAINFALL.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF 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.



BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF

LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO

NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT

ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES

AWAY.



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