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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Springfield MO

624 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024



...The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood 

Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...



  Elk River near Tiff City affecting McDonald County.



For the Elk River...including Tiff City...Minor flooding is forecast.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued Wednesday evening at 630 PM CDT.



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624 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY THURSDAY 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Elk River near Tiff City.



* WHEN...From this evening to early Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, minor flooding occurs at the gage site. 

  The Cowskin River Floating Public Access Area on the west side of 

  Highway 43 floods. The access road to the RV Park at Herman's 

  Campground two miles upstream from the bridge floods.





* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 5:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 14.7 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.3

    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just

    after midnight tonight.

  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    15.4 feet on 04/11/1944.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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