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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 4:14 PM May. 8, 2024 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Maries County in central Missouri... Miller County in central Missouri... Southern Morgan County in central Missouri... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 1114 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Eldon, Osage Beach, Village of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Belle, Laurie, Iberia, Vienna, St. Elizabeth, Tuscumbia, Gravois Mills, Olean, Bagnell, Brumley, Lakeside, Marys Home, Ulman, Brinktown, Etterville, Kaiser, Aurora Springs, Lakeview, Rocky Mount, Vichy, Lake of The Ozarks and Lake of The Ozarks State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 3:30 PM May. 8, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES... At 1029 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. MODOT reports Route B south of Cole Camp is closed due to flooding. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Versailles, Lincoln, Cole Camp, Stover, Barnett, Syracuse, Crockerville, Florence, Mora, Brandon, Palo Pinto, Lake of The Ozarks and Truman Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 11:50 AM May. 8, 2024 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 202 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BENTON CAMDEN HICKORY MARIES MILLER MORGAN PULASKI IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI PHELPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DENT TEXAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE DALLAS GREENE LACLEDE POLK WEBSTER WRIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF APPLETON CITY, ARNICA, AURORA SPRINGS, BANGERT, BENDAVIS, BOLIVAR, BUFFALO, CAMDENTON, CAPLINGER MILLS, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHARITY, CHICOPEE, COLE CAMP, CROCKERVILLE, CROSS TIMBERS, DARIEN, DAWSON, DECATURVILLE, DUNCAN, EDMONSON, EL DORADO SPRINGS, ELDON, FILLEY, FOOSE, FORT LEONARD WOOD, FORT SCOTT, GLADDEN, GRAFF, GREENFIELD, HERMITAGE, HOWES, HUGGINS, JADWIN, JOHNSON CITY, KENOMA, LAKE OZARK, LAKE SPRING, LAMAR, LAQUEY, LAURIE, LEBANON, LINCOLN, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LYNCHBURG, MANSFIELD, MARCH, MARSHFIELD, MEINERT, MORA, MOUNTAIN GROVE, NEVADA, NORTHVIEW, NORTHWYE, OLIVE, OSAGE BEACH, PAWNEE STATION, PITTSBURG, PITTSBURG, PLAD, PLATO, QUINCY, ROACH, ROBY, ROCKY MOUNT, ROGERSVILLE, ROLLA, SALEM, SEYMOUR, SPRINGFIELD, STOCKTON, STOVER, TIFFIN, VERSAILLES, VICHY, VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS, WARSAW, WAYNESVILLE, WEAUBLEAU, WHEATLAND, WHITAKERVILLE, AND WINDYVILLE.
Flood Watch
Issued: 7:44 AM May. 8, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southwest, and west central Missouri, including the following areas, in central Missouri, Benton, Camden, Hickory, Maries, Miller, Morgan and Pulaski. In east central Missouri, Phelps. In south central Missouri, Dent, Shannon and Texas. In southwest Missouri, Cedar, Dallas, Laclede, Polk, Webster and Wright. In west central Missouri, St. Clair. * WHEN...From 10 AM CDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeated thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are possible in the watch area this morning into this evening. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts of 3 to 6 inches are possible. Rainfall over the last 2 weeks has been 2 to 4 times above normal in the watch area, which will increase the flash flood risk. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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