FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 507 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015 KSC021-MOC009-043-077-097-109-119-145-209-291315- /O.CON.KSGF.FA.W.0107.000000T0000Z-151229T1315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE KS-CHRISTIAN MO-NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-JASPER MO-BARRY MO- GREENE MO-STONE MO-LAWRENCE MO- 507 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015 ...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST TUESDAY FOR CHEROKEE...CHRISTIAN...NEWTON...MCDONALD...JASPER...BARRY...GREENE... STONE AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES... AT 505 PM CST...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED THAT NUMEROUS ROADWAYS AND STATE HIGHWAYS REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. EVEN THOUGH RAIN HAS ENDED...MANY CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL REMAIN FLOODED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO STOP AND TURN AROUND IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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