Flash Flood Watch
Expires 10:00 AM EDT on May 21, 2013
Statement as of 11:09 PM CDT on May 20, 2013
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 9 am CDT Tuesday...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of southeast Kansas and Missouri... including the
following areas... in southeast Kansas... Cherokee. In
Missouri... Barry... Christian... Dade... Dallas... Dent...
Douglas... Greene... Howell... Jasper... Laclede... Lawrence...
McDonald... Newton... Oregon... Ozark... Phelps... Polk...
Pulaski... Shannon... stone... Taney... Texas... Webster and
Wright.
* Until 9 am CDT Tuesday
* additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to
develop tonight across portions of extreme southeastern Kansas
and southern Missouri. 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.
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.
