Benton

Tornado Watch
Statement as of 8:37 PM CDT on May 20, 2013


The National Weather Service has cancelled Tornado Watch 195 for
the following areas

In Missouri this cancels 8 counties

In central Missouri

Benton Hickory

In southwest Missouri

Barry Dade Lawrence
McDonald Polk stone

This includes the cities of... Anderson... Aurora... Bolivar...
Cassville... Cole Camp... Galena... Greenfield... Hermitage...
Kimberling City... Monett... Mount Vernon... Pineville and Warsaw.




Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 12:48 PM CDT on May 20, 2013

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from 8 PM CDT this evening
through Tuesday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of southeast Kansas and Missouri... including the
following areas... in southeast Kansas... Bourbon... Cherokee
and Crawford. In Missouri... Barry... Barton... Benton...
Camden... Cedar... Christian... Dade... Dallas... Dent... Douglas...
Greene... Hickory... Howell... Jasper... Laclede... Lawrence...
Maries... McDonald... Miller... Morgan... Newton... Oregon...
Ozark... Phelps... Polk... Pulaski... Shannon... St. Clair...
stone... Taney... Texas... Vernon... Webster and Wright.

* From 8 PM CDT this evening through Tuesday morning

* additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to
develop this afternoon into early Tuesday across portions of
extreme southeastern Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. Heavy
rainfall will be possible across the region. Total rainfall
amounts of one to two inches with locally higher amounts near
three inches will be possible. The heaviest rainfall this
evening and tonight is generally expected to occur along and
south of the Interstate 44 corridor.

* This excessive rainfall may result in flash flooding of small
streams... low water crossings... and other flood prone areas.

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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