Active AlertsPlato, MO

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

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessiverainfall is expected.* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, andsouthwest Missouri, including the following counties, in centralMissouri, Camden, Maries, Miller and Pulaski. In east centralMissouri, Phelps. In south central Missouri, Dent and Texas. Insouthwest Missouri, Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede,Polk, Stone, Taney, Webster and Wright.* WHEN...Until 100 AM CDT Saturday.* IMPACTS...Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Water overroadways.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 456 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gaugesindicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will causeurban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 3 inches ofrain have fallen.- This includes the following low water crossings...Elk Creek at Highway Z, Beaver Creek at Crewes Ford Road, WetGlaize at Carrol Cave Road, James River at Bell Ford Road,Wilson's Creek at Old Limey Road, Osage Fork at Auburn Roadand Bull Creek at Center Road.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Springfield, Rolla, Nixa, Ozark, Fort Leonard Wood, Republic,Lebanon, Marshfield, Battlefield, Waynesville, Strafford,Highlandville, Willard, St. Robert, Rogersville, Clever,Seymour, Richland, Sparta, Dixon, Crane, Fair Grove,Mansfield, Crocker, Billings, Fordland, Conway, Doolittle,Hartville, Newburg, Niangua, Diggins, Morgan, Fremont Hills,Duncan, Brookline, Edgar Springs, Phillipsburg, Stoutland andHurley.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood