Flood warning issued for Newton, McDonald counties

(From the National Weather Service)

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
CHRISTIAN...WEBSTER...TANEY...NEWTON...MCDONALD...BARRY...GREENE...
STONE AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 314 PM CST...RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  UP TO THREE
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL
RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG MISSOURI HIGHWAY 86 IN NEWTON
COUNTY...AND NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF THE SPRING RIVER IN LAWRENCE
COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE OCCURRED OR ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
JAMES...SPRING... AND ELK RIVERS...AND ALONG WILSONS CREEK...FLAT
CREEK...AND BIG AND LITTLE SUGAR CREEKS.

CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLOODING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

HIGHWAY 43 AT BUFFALO CREEK WEST OF ANDERSON...
BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60 JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO...
ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
AND HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.