Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Barry County in southwestern Missouri... Southeastern Christian County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Douglas County in southwestern Missouri... Stone County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Taney County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 709 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Branson, Forsyth, Highlandville, Silver Dollar City, Merriam Woods, Crane, Reeds Spring, Rockaway Beach, Indian Point, Branson West, Galena, Taneyville, Kissee Mills, Bull Creek, Mccord Bend, Hurley, Spokane, Chestnutridge, Walnut Shade, Christian Center, Selmore, Ponce de Leon, Edgewater Beach, Ozark Beach, Powersite, Chadwick, Garrison, Oldfield, Keltner, Bradleyville, Cape Fair, Elsey, Brownbranch, Goodhope, Wheelerville, Rome, Jenkins, Lake Taneycomo, Table Rock Lake and Shepherd of the Hills State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARRY, MO ... CHRISTIAN, MO ... DOUGLAS, MO ... STONE, MO ... TANEY, MO

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.