Monday, November 16, 2015

Flash flood watch issued for Newton, McDonald counties

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...SOUTH
  CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...CAMDEN...MARIES...
  MILLER...MORGAN AND PULASKI. IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  PHELPS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...DENT...HOWELL...OREGON...
  SHANNON AND TEXAS. IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...BARRY...CHRISTIAN...
   DALLAS...DOUGLAS...GREENE...LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...
  NEWTON...OZARK...POLK...STONE...TANEY...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT.

* FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH
  TUESDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THIS
  AFTERNOON...MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 WITH MORE DRIZZLE
  OCCURRING WEST OF HIGHWAY 65. FOR TONIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL EXPAND ACROSS
  THE ENTIRE REGION.

* FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE EXPECTED. LARGER STEM
  RIVERS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE RISES...AND POSSIBLY EVEN FLOOD IN
  SOME AREAS. MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...
  ALONG WITH LOW LYING ROADWAYS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLASH
  FLOODING.

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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