MARIES MO-MILLER MO-PHELPS MO-PULASKI MO- 531 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR MARIES...MILLER...NORTHERN PULASKI AND PHELPS COUNTIES... A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR AN AREA OVER EASTERN MILLER MUCH OF WESTERN MARIES...WESTERN PHELPS COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES AN AREA FROM TUSCUMBIA EAST TO THE VIENNA AREA...THEN AREAS FROM BRINKTOWN SOUTH TO THE NEWBURG AREA. RADAR INDICATES THAT 7 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED IN THESE AREAS. WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE EMERGENCY AREA. AT 520 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF MILLER COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY AREA. IN THE ROLLA AREA...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATES THAT SOME CARS HAVE BEEN STRANDED BY HIGH WATER AS WELL. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS... ROUTE HH IN TUSCUMBIA... ROUTE N AT THE MARIES RIVER EAST OF BRINKTOWN... HIGHWAY 8 FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT JAMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES... DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. MULTIPLE SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAMS HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING DEPLOYED IN RESPONSE TO EXTREME FLASH FLOODING.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 10:32:23 +0000
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