Flood advisory issued for Branson area

(From the National Weather Service)

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DOUGLAS MO-HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-SHANNON MO-TANEY MO-TEXAS MO-
WRIGHT MO-
351 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM
CST MONDAY FOR DOUGLAS...HOWELL...OREGON...OZARK...SHANNON...TANEY...
TEXAS AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...

AT 345 PM CST...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT
MINOR FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. NUMEROUS SMALL
STREAMS HAD SWOLLEN OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOODED LOW LYING
AREAS.  A FEW STATE HIGHWAYS REMAINED FLOODED...WHILE LOW WATER
CROSSINGS ACROSS THE AREA ARE ALSO INUNDATED. NO ADDITIONAL RAIN IS
EXPECTED...THEREFORE...STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING
THROUGH TONIGHT.

RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL IS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. CREEKS...
STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.