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.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
More heavy rain, flooding possible through Thursday night
(From the National Weather Service)
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