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WGUS73 KEAX 280432
FFSEAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1132 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

MOC001-033-041-115-117-121-211-280630-
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Adair MO-Carroll MO-Chariton MO-Linn MO-Livingston MO-Macon MO-
Sullivan MO-
1132 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL, NORTHWESTERN CHARITON, LINN, EASTERN
LIVINGSTON, NORTHWESTERN MACON AND SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES IN
NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...

At 1132 PM CDT, Thunderstorms producing heavy rain in the warned
areas has caused road closures. Highway 11 and Highway 130 in Linn
County are closed due to flooding. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Transportation department reported.

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...
  Kirksville, Brookfield, Marceline, Bucklin, Meadville, Hale,
  Laclede, Linneus, Wheeling, Browning, Purdin, Mendon, Tina,
  Sumner, Rothville, Ethel, South Gifford, Saint Catherine, New
  Boston and Winigan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 3997 9338 3997 9337 3997 9336 4000 9336
      4002 9336 4003 9336 4004 9318 4022 9283
      4022 9249 4004 9261 3977 9277 3961 9294
      3954 9329 3946 9362 3976 9346

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

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