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FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO1040 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS INMISSOURI...GASCONADE RIVER AT HAZELGREEN AFFECTING LACLEDE COUNTY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS INMISSOURI...BIG PINEY RIVER AT FORT LEONARD WOOD AFFECTING PULASKI COUNTYGASCONADE RIVER AT JEROME AFFECTING PHELPS COUNTYMARMATON RIVER NEAR NEVADA AFFECTING VERNON COUNTYOSAGE RIVER NEAR SCHELL CITY AFFECTING VERNON COUNTYDO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOODFATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAYCAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILLCARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY.STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGICPREDICTION SERVICE PAGE ATHTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=SGF (ALL LOWER CASE)MOC169-170640-/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0124.000000T0000Z-080917T1110Z//TBNM7.2.ER.080914T1331Z.080915T2000Z.080916T1110Z.NO/1040 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FORTHE BIG PINEY RIVER AT FORT LEONARD WOOD.* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.* AT 10:40 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BYTHIS AFTERNOON.* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT THE PONTOONTRAINING AREA.$$