Thursday, August 8, 2019

Flash flood warning in effect for McDonald County















Flash Flood Warning
MOC119-082145-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1043 AM CDT Thu Aug 8 2019

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 445 PM CDT Thursday.

* At 1039 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain of up to 2 inches per hour across the warned area. 1 to
  2 inches of rain have already fallen with repeated thunderstorm
  development expected over the next few hours. Flash flooding is
  expected to begin shortly.








* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
  susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
  Locations in the warning include...
  Big Sugar Creek State Park...     Anderson...
  Noel...                           Dodge...
  Goodman...                        South West City...
  Pineville...                      Lanagan...
  Cayuga...                         Powell...
  Tiff City...                      Rocky Comfort...

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Highway 43 at Buffalo Creek west of Anderson...
Route DD at The Elk River just north of Noel...
Highway 76, 3 miles west of Anderson...
and Highway 90 at Little Sugar Creek near Jane.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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