Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
000 FGUS73 KSGF 120912 ESFSGF KSC011-021-037-MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-065-067-077-085- 091-097-105-109-119-125-131-141-145-149-153-161-167-169-185-203- 209-213-215-217-225-229-122100- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 412 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...CONFIDENCE HIGH FOR HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLOODING LATE IN THE WEEKEND... WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE INTERACTS WITH A SAGGING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. RAINFALL TOTALS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM THREE TO SEVEN INCHES...WITH HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN I44 AND THE ARKANSAS BORDER. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL SATURATE SOILS AND SET THE STAGE FOR FLASH FLOODING BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60...THEN REGION WIDE ON SUNDAY WHEN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. FLASH FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE INITIAL ROUND OF STORMS...THOUGH MORE WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY ON SUNDAY. ALL FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AND EVEN AREAS WHERE FLOODING RARELY OCCURS SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED OVER THE WEEKEND. THOSE WITH PROPERTY AND INTERESTS IN LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ RUNNELS
