FLOOD WARNING:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFLASH FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO1247 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...* UNTIL 400 AM CDT.* AT 1245 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 3 AM OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.LOW WATER CROSSINGS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING INCLUDE...ROUTE Y ON FLAT CREEK JUST NORTHEAST OF CASSVILLE IN BARRY COUNTY.AND HIGHWAY 39 ON FLAT CREEK JUST SOUTH OF JENKINS IN BARRY COUNTY.A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATEPRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSSSWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BYAUTOMOBILE.&&LAT...LON 3649 9462 3676 9463 3677 9441 3706 9416 3705 9406 3693 9407 3692 9362 3699 9362 3698 9334 3682 9335 3681 9332 3649 9333$$FOSTER