Van Buren, MO Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Carter County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 345 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 943 PM CDT, Radar estimates between 3 and 5 inches of rain may
have fallen over the last two hours east of Winona. This may lead
to rapid rises in the Pike Creek and other streams in northwestern
Carter County.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Van Buren and Fremont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED;
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE