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...THIS REMAINS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOOD EVENT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT THURSDAY
* AT 1130 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATES THAT 10 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA OVER THE LAST 12 TO 15
HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED AND AREAL COVERAGE OF
ONGOING RAIN HAS DIMINISHED...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO
CAUSE MAJOR FLOODING ISSUES WITHIN LOW LYING AREAS.
SWIFT WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING THIS MORNING IN THE VAN
BUREN AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. IT
ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN. DON'T TRADE
A FEW EXTRA MINUTES FOR A LIFETIME.
&&
LAT...LON 3613 9329 3612 9346 3602 9344 3585 9351
3577 9352 3576 9368 3543 9370 3491 9555
3585 9490 3599 9466 3650 9433 3649 9329
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...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
CHRISTIAN...DOUGLAS...GREENE...OZARK...STONE...TANEY AND WEBSTER
COUNTIES...
AT 1209 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
GREENE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED SEVERAL AREAS OF
HIGH WATER ACROSS THE COUNTY.
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...
ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER...
HIGHWAY 13 AT RAILEY CREEK NEAR REEDS SPRING...
HIGHWAY 13 AT PINE RUN NORTHWEST OF GALENA...
ROUTE U AT PEDELO CREEK NORTHEAST OF SPARTA...
ROUTE FF AT HUNTER CREEK EAST OF AVA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SPRINGFIELD.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9359 3682 9359 3741 9363 3743 9349
3742 9307 3749 9305 3747 9269 3707 9268
3705 9209 3650 9213
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER AT FULTON
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 7:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.8 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE.
FARMLAND AT THE GAGE SITE BECOMES COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS, AND
HIGHWAY 31, EAST OF TOWN BECOMES FLOODED. HIGHWAY 31, FOUR MILES
WEST OF FULTON HAS FLOOD WATERS REACH FOUR TO SIX FEET IN DEPTH.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE SAC RIVER NEAR CAPLINGER MILLS
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 7:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING.
$$
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE LITTLE OSAGE RIVER AT HORTON
* AT 7:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 43.9 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 45.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE.
$$
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI AND
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
CENTRAL MISSOURI...BENTON...CAMDEN...HICKORY...MARIES...
MILLER...MORGAN...PHELPS AND PULASKI. IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI...DENT...HOWELL...OREGON...SHANNON AND TEXAS. IN
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...CHRISTIAN...DALLAS...DOUGLAS...GREENE...
LACLEDE...OZARK...POLK...STONE...TANEY...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 THIS AFTERNOON AS THE REMAINS OF
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL EAST OF SPRINGFIELD ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44. TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE AND A HALF TO THREE INCHES WILL BE COMMON WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND FOUR INCHES NEAR THE ARKANSAS BORDER.
* WHERE PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMALL STREAMS...AND LOW WATER
CROSSINGS WILL BE MOST PRONE TO 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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