Wednesday, August 07, 2013

More heavy rain, flooding possible through Thursday night

(From the National Weather Service)

MORE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE
AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED
SOIL AND ELEVATED STREAM CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-072100-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130809T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
354 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE
  AND CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI...BARRY...BARTON...BENTON...
  CAMDEN...CEDAR...CHRISTIAN...DADE...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...
  GREENE...HICKORY...HOWELL...JASPER...LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...
  MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...NEWTON...OREGON...
  OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...
  STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...VERNON...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT.

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL TORRENTIAL RAINFALL HAVE ONCE AGAIN DEVELOPED
  ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT
  OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND INTO MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
  AREAS PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDOR WILL
  EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING...
  WITH THE HEAVIEST ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. MORE
  ROUNDS OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
  POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO
  FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS...LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE
  AREAS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

LOCATIONS THAT NORMALLY DO NOT FLOOD WILL BE AT RISK FOR
FLOODING.

AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND FLOODING THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS ARE AT PARTICULAR RISK FOR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
FLASH FLOODING.

THOSE CAMPING OR FLOATING ON AREA RIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
RISING WATER LEVELS.

THOSE TRAVELING OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE SHOULD
BE ALERT FOR FLOODED ROADS.

ADDITIONAL RISES AND FLOODING MAY DEVELOP ON MAIN STEM RIVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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