..A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR - TopicsExpress



          

..A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR BARTON...CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN BOURBON...VERNON AND WESTERN JASPER COUNTIES... AT 1154 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL UP TO FOUR INCHES HAS OCCURRED OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 PM. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS... NORTH MAIN AND MURPHY BOULEVARD IN JOPLIN... HIGHWAY 7 AT LITTLE CHERRY CREEK NORTH OF COLUMBUS... ROUTE K AT DRY WOOD CREEK EAST OF ARCADIA. INTERSTATE 49 AND HIGHWAY 54 NEAR NEVADA REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. (dm)
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:07:48 +0000

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