Flash Flood Warning for Ozark, MO; Taney, MO

Official alert brief

FFWSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Ozark County in southwestern Missouri... Southeastern Taney County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 800 AM CDT. * At 251 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Gainesville, Bakersfield, Kissee Mills, Theodosia, Pontiac, Sundown, Isabella, Long Run, Protem, Rueter, Hardenville, Tecumseh, Udall, Bull Shoals Lake, Lake Taneycomo and Norfork Lake. This includes the following low water crossings... Possum Walk Creek at Highway T, Wolf Creek at Highway 125, Little North Fork at Haskins Ford Road, Pond Fork at County Road 883 and Lick Creek at County Road 528.

Instructions

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.