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WGUS73 KSGF 252015

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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Springfield MO

315 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024



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Cherokee KS-Crawford KS-

315 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS 

AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...



At 315 PM CDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing 

heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain 

have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.



HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



SOURCE...Emergency management reported. Received reports of water

         over highways near Scammon.



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...

  Columbus, Cherokee, Weir, Scammon, Mccune, West Mineral, Sherman, 

  Roseland, Carona, Skidmore, Stippville, Crestline, Lawton and 

  Opolis.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3738 9507 3737 9462 3716 9462 3720 9507

      3724 9507 3725 9507 3726 9508 3727 9508

      3733 9508 3734 9507 3734 9508



FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED



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