Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Highlandville, MO ∙ Chadwick, MO ∙ Nixa, MO ∙ Sparta, MO ∙ Clever, MO ∙ Ozark, MO ∙ Billings, MO ∙ Bruner, MO ∙ Fremont Hills, MO ∙ Oldfield, MO

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Springfield MO 1024 PM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023 The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Christian County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 430 AM CDT Sunday. * At 1024 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Southern Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Highlandville, Clever, Sparta, Billings, Fremont Hills, Selmore, Christian Center, Linden, Chadwick, Oldfield, Boaz, Bruner, Keltner and Elkhead. This includes the following low water crossings... Woods Fork at Woods Fork Road, Wilson's Creek at Old Limey Road, Bull Creek at Center Road, Green Valley Creek at Holder RD, Finley River at Johns Ford Road, Parchcorn Creek at Smyrna Road and Swan Creek at Swan Cave Road. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3690 9291 3690 9334 3699 9334 3700 9361 3710 9361 3709 9290 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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