Bourbon

Areal Flood Warning
Statement as of 08:58 AM CDT on Μάιος 20, 2013

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flood Warning for small streams in...
eastern Bourbon County in southeast Kansas...
northwestern Vernon County in west central Missouri...

* until 300 PM CDT Monday.

* At 852 am CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
that overnight rainfall was producing flooding across the warned
area. Doppler radar has estimated that several inches of rainfall
has occurred.

* Runoff from this rain is causing flooding. Creeks... streams and low
water crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of
flooding.

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...

Highway 54 3 miles east of Deerfield...
Route kk at Dry Wood creek 5 miles northwest of Moundville...
Route v at the Osage river just north of Stotesbury.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.


Lat... Lon 3787 9490 3804 9464 3804 9463 3806 9461
      3806 9427 3804 9423 3806 9421 3805 9419
      3806 9414 3768 9459 3768 9498


Griffin




Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 09:59 AM CDT on Μάιος 20, 2013

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from 8 PM CDT this evening
through Tuesday morning...
... Flash Flood Watch will expire at 10 am CDT this morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of southeast Kansas and Missouri... including the
following areas... in southeast Kansas... Bourbon... Cherokee
and Crawford. In Missouri... Barry... Barton... Benton...
Camden... Cedar... Christian... Dade... Dallas... Greene...
Hickory... Jasper... Laclede... Lawrence... Maries... McDonald...
Miller... Morgan... Newton... Polk... Pulaski... St. Clair...
stone... Vernon... Webster and Wright.

* From 8 PM CDT this evening through Tuesday morning

* additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to
develop this evening into early Tuesday across portions of extreme
southeastern Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. Heavy rainfall will
be possible across the region. Total rainfall amounts of one to
two inches with locally higher amounts near three inches will be
possible. The heaviest rainfall this evening and tonight is
generally expected to occur along and south of the Interstate 44
corridor.

* This excessive rainfall may result in flash flooding of small
streams... low water crossings... and other flood prone areas.

This Flash Flood Watch includes Roaring River and Bennett Spring
state Parks.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.






Local Storm Report


05/19/2013 1012 PM

Fort Scott, Bourbon County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e60.00 mph, reported by public.


            Penny sized hail also reported.




05/19/2013 1015 PM

Fort Scott, Bourbon County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by 911 call center.


            Tree reported down across Franklin street in Fort Scott.
            Nickel sized hail also reported one mile southeast of
            town.




05/19/2013 1015 PM

Fort Scott, Bourbon County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by 911 call center.


            Tree reported down across Franklin street in Fort Scott.
            Nickel sized hail also reported one mile southeast of
            town.





05/19/2013 1012 PM

Fort Scott, Bourbon County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e60 mph, reported by public.


            Penny sized hail also reported.



Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:02 am CDT on May 20, 2013

... NOAA Weather Radio transmitter in Bourbon is down...

NOAA Weather Radio station wwf-75 in Bourbon is down. National
Weather Service technicians are currently troubleshooting the
problem.

The following is a list of alternative transmitters for
counties normally covered by the Bourbon transmitter.

County... ... ..alternative transmitters(frequency)
Dent... ... ... .wwf-76 in Summersville (162.475)
Maries... ... ..wxj-90 in Osage Beach (162.550)
Phelps... ... ..wxj-90 in Osage Beach (162.550)
              wng-648 in Dixon (162.500)


We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


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