Friday, May 08, 2009

K.C. MetroRegion BREAKING WEATHER: Flash Flood Warning South



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 616 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
HENRY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 613 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES LOCALLY EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE: ADRIAN... BUTLER... CLINTON... LA CYGNE... MOUND CITY... OSAWATOMIE... PLEASANTON... RICH HILL... WINDSOR... ARCHIE... BLUE MOUND... CALHOUN... CREIGHTON... DEEPWATER... DREXEL... FONTANA... HUME... MONTROSE... PARKER... PRESCOTT AND URICH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



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