FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY 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 SATURDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TODAY...TONIGHT AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WHICH WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. * TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON 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.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Thursday, August 08, 2013
Flash flood watch through Saturday for Joplin area
(From the National Weather Service)
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