Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Highlandville, MO ∙ Saddlebrooke, MO ∙ Nixa, MO ∙ Ozark, MO ∙ Spokane, MO ∙ Chestnutridge, MO ∙ Fremont Hills, MO

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Springfield MO 1124 PM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023 The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Christian County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 530 AM CDT Sunday. * At 1124 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen in the last hour. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in the next hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Southern Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Highlandville, Fremont Hills, Spokane, Selmore, Christian Center, Chestnutridge and Linden. This includes the following low water crossings... Bull Creek at Center Road, Woods Fork at Woods Fork Road, Tory Creek at Highway O and Parchcorn Creek at Smyrna 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 3709 9311 3681 9312 3682 9334 3709 9334 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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