Altamont Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 950 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUTNAM...MERCER...HARRISON...
SULLIVAN...GRUNDY...NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS...MACON...LINN...
LIVINGSTON...CHARITON AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI...AND SOUTHWESTERN SCHUYLER AND ADAIR COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST
MISSOURI...AND NORTHERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI UNTIL 330
PM CDT SATURDAY...
AT 945 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT EXTENSIVE ROAD CLOSURES DUE
TO HIGH WATER. THIS FLOODING HAS RESULTED FROM THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS
OF EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. A WIDE AREA
OF 6 TO 8 INCH RAIN TOTALS WERE REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS OF 8 TO IN EXCESS OF
10 INCH TOTALS IN A BAND GENERALLY FROM UNIONVILLE SOUTH SOUTHEAST
THROUGH KIRKSVILLE AND MACON. THESE EXTREMELY HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS
HAVE LED TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4026 9235 3995 9235 3995 9230 3925 9232
      3935 9279 3924 9286 3950 9328 3962 9330
      3973 9371 4014 9418 4019 9456 4039 9457
      4039 9423 4057 9424 4059 9289
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