Friday, August 02, 2013

Flash flood watch issued for area through Monday

(From the National Weather Service)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH 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.

* FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY
  RAINFALL TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COMBINED WITH
  ALREADY SATURATED SOILS...THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT
  IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.

* FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...RIVER
  FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN MANY LOCATIONS.

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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