Ozark

Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 12:48 PM CDT on May 20, 2013

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from 8 PM CDT this evening
through Tuesday 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... Dent... Douglas...
Greene... Hickory... Howell... Jasper... Laclede... Lawrence...
Maries... McDonald... Miller... Morgan... Newton... Oregon...
Ozark... Phelps... Polk... Pulaski... Shannon... St. Clair...
stone... Taney... Texas... Vernon... Webster and Wright.

* From 8 PM CDT this evening through Tuesday morning

* additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to
develop this afternoon 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.

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.




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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