Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 24 at 3:51AM CDT until May 24 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 24, 2025 - 1:51am
Expires:
May 24, 2025 - 7:00am
Description:
At 351 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Forsyth, Gainesville, Bakersfield, Kissee Mills, Theodosia,
Pontiac, Sundown, Isabella, Willhoit, Thornfield, Long Run,
Hardenville, Zanoni, Rueter, Protem, Tecumseh, Sycamore, Udall,
Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake and Lake Taneycomo.
This includes the following low water crossings...
Spring Creek at County Road 349, Possum Walk Creek at Highway T,
Little North Fork River at County Road 916, Little North Fork at
Haskins Ford Road, Lick Creek at County Road 528, Pond Fork at
County Road 883 and Turkey Creek at County Road 830.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Ozark, MO; Taney, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO