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Posted on: August 31, 2012

[ARCHIVED] NWS...REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL IMPACT THE OZARKS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

...REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL IMPACT THE OZARKS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWARD AND IMPACT
THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS
MORNING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THAT REMAIN
EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WHICH WILL GENERALLY
BE AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 65. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND EAST OF
HIGHWAY 65 WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ACROSS THE EASTERN
OZARKS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL THEN TAPER OFF TOWARD THE KANSAS
BORDER WITH AMOUNTS CLOSER TO OR LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED.

WHILE THE OZARKS AND SURROUNDING REGION REMAIN IN DROUGHT
CONDITIONS...HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN RAPID WITHIN BANK RISES
ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

THOSE CAMPING ON GRAVEL BARS OR FLOATING ON AREA STREAMS THIS
LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR STREAM LEVELS FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED
TO FALL OVER THE EASTERN OZARKS...AND WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON THE
CURRENT...JACKS FORK...ELEVEN POINT...BIG PINEY AND NIANGUA
RIVERS.

BREEZY IF NOT WINDY CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON FRIDAY IS
LIMITED...BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER
SHOWER BANDS. THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR BRIEF WEAK ISOLATED
TORNADO EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA...OR TRUSTED INTERNET SOURCE ON THE LATEST
DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM.

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