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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 333 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 
  ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  CHARITON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  LINN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  MACON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  MERCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  NORTHERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  SOUTHWESTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  SULLIVAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT SATURDAY
* AT 313 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
  DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT 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 IN EXCESS OF 8 INCH RAIN TOTALS WERE REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS
  OF NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH THE HIGHEST 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.
* NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED...SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE
  U.S. BUSINESS 36 NEAR MACON...U.S. 24 WEST OF RANDOLPH SPRINGS AND
  U.S. 69 NORTH OF BETHANY...IN ADDITION TO MANY STATE AND COUNTY
  ROADS. TWO ACRE POND AT THE KIRKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB WAS REPORTED
  TO HAVE GIVEN WAY EARLIER...RESULTING IN FLOODING OVER HIGHWAY 63
  SOUTH OF TOWN. ALSO...PORTIONS OF THE CHARITON RIVER WILL CREST AT
  RECORD LEVELS.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
A FLOODING WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF
YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
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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MAS

FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 337 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GRAND RIVER NEAR CHILLICOTHE.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.5 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.0 FEET BY
  SATURDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
  MORNING.
* AT 28.0 FEET...RURAL ROADS ARE UNDER WATER.
* AT 24.0 FEET...LOW-LYING CROPLAND FLOODS.
                       LATEST
LOCATION          FS   STAGE  DAY/TIME    FORECAST
GRAND RIVER
  CHILLICOTHE     24   28.5   FRI 03 PM   33.0 SATURDAY EVENING
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 337 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GRAND RIVER NEAR SUMNER.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.3 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 36.7 FEET BY
  EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 28.0 FEET...RURAL ROADS ARE UNDER WATER.
* AT 26.0 FEET...RURAL LAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER IS FLOODED.
* AT 23.0 FEET...BOTTOMLAND 1 TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE GAGE BEGINS TO
  FLOOD.
                       LATEST
LOCATION          FS   STAGE  DAY/TIME    FORECAST
GRAND RIVER
  SUMNER          26   32.3   FRI 03 PM   36.7 EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 337 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE THOMPSON RIVER AT TRENTON.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 30.0 FEET...LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.
                       LATEST
LOCATION          FS   STAGE  DAY/TIME    FORECAST
THOMPSON RIVER
  TRENTON         30   32.1   FRI 03 PM   32.0 THIS EVENING
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