Flash Flood Warning 12/16/2024 02:27 for Missouri areas

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued December 16 at 4:27AM CST until December 16 at 7:15AM CST by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
December 16, 2024 - 2:27am
Expires: 
December 16, 2024 - 5:15am
Description: 
FFWSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Barry County in southwestern Missouri... Christian County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Douglas County in southwestern Missouri... Southern Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Stone County in southwestern Missouri... Southern Webster County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Wright County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 715 AM CST. * At 427 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.2 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Southern Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Monett, Aurora, Mount Vernon, Ava, Highlandville, Marionville, Clever, Seymour, Sparta, Crane, Mansfield, Pierce City, Billings, Verona, Galena, Diggins, Fremont Hills, Stotts City, Hurley, Spokane, Freistatt, La Russell, Hoberg, Selmore, Boaz, Ponce de Leon, Christian Center, Chestnutridge, Linden, Chadwick, Elsey, Oldfield, Garrison, Bruner, Wheelerville, Keltner and Elkhead. This includes the following low water crossings... Cowskin Creek at Highway Y, Little Beaver Creek at County Road 447, Swan Creek at Swan Cave Road, Bull Creek at Center Road, Wilson's Creek at Old Limey Road, Finley River at Johns Ford Road and Beaver Creek at County Road 524.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Barry, MO; Christian, MO; Douglas, MO; Lawrence, MO; Stone, MO; Webster, MO; Wright, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO