***UPDATED 8:45pm***

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS!!!!!!!

Reports coming in of deaths right here in the Ozarks.

1 male fatality in Monett A man who was caught in Kelly Creek.

Also the rescue on the James River of a car floating down it with two people in it. One has died, and they are trying to get the other one out.

***UPDATED 7:45pm***

The rain keeps coming. Numerous water rescues continue, sand bagging to save some houses, and roads continue to be washed out. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS!

Springfield [Greene Co, MO] law enforcement reports FLASH FLOOD at 07:18 PM CDT -- water rescue in progress. car is floating down the raging james river in southeast springfield. two occupants are in the car.

***UPDATED 6:00pm***

0546 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ROLLA                   37.95N 91.77W
03/18/2008                   PHELPS             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            BEAVER CREEK NEAR ROLLA CONTINUES TO RISE AND HAS BEEN
            REPORTED AT BANK FULL.

0343 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GALENA                  37.08N 94.64W
03/18/2008                   STONE              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS EVACUATIONS HAVE OCCURRED NEAR THE CITY OF
            GALENA. ONE MOBILE HOME HAS BEEN COMPLETELY WASHED AWAY
            FROM FLASH FLOODING. 7 OTHER MOBILE HOMES HAVE BEEN
            FLOODED INTO.

0528 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NIXA                    37.04N 93.29W
03/18/2008                   CHRISTIAN          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            JAMES RIVER IS CAUSING MAJOR FLOODING NEAR NIXA. TRAFFIC
            IS BACKED UP FROM THE BRIDGE ALL THE WAY BACK TO JAMES
            RIVER EXPRESSWAY. AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR THAT REPORTED
            THE FLOODING DID NOT SPECIFICALLY SAY WHETHER OR NOT IT
            WAS OVER THE HIGHWAY 160 BRIDGE.

0513 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BUFFALO                 37.64N  93.09W
03/18/2008                   DALLAS             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY INCLUDING
            WAYSIDE TRAIL EAST OF CHARITY ROAD...CHARITY ROAD SOUTH
            OF WAYSIDE TRAIL...STATE ROAD B ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF
            HANDLEY...RAINTREE ROAD ONE HALF MILE OFF OF STATE ROAD
            DD...HACKBERRY ROAD BEFORE STATE ROAD MM...STATE ROAD C
            ONE MILE WEST OF 65...STATE ROAD P NORTH OF FOUR MILE
            ROAD JUST WEST OF K...STATE ROAD E AT STONEHAVEN
            ROAD...NAVY ONE HALF MILE EAST OF STATE ROAD F...CHEYENE
            JUST OFF OF STATE HIGHWAY 64...STILLWATER ROAD ONE AND
            ONE HALF MILES WEST OF STATE ROAD Y...GOOSE CREEK ROAD
            ONE MILE NORTH OF STATE ROAD Y.

0516 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WILLARD                 37.31N 93.43W
03/18/2008                   GREENE             MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            WATER RESCUE HAD OCCURRED IN THE WILLARD AREA. CAR DROVE
            INTO HIGH WATER THAT WAS NOT SWIFT. FIRE CREWS WERE ABLE
            TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE RESCUE MISSION.

A very significant flooding event is ongoing across the Ozarks. Here is a look at what we have seen so far.

Amounts of 4-6" already in many areas. The darker reds are where the heaviest rain has fallen thus far.

Here is a look at just SOME of the reports of flooding.

0251 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SE WILLOW SPRINGS     36.96N  91.93W
03/18/2008                   HOWELL             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6.25 INCHES OF RAIN AT HUTTON VALLEY SINCE THE RAIN
            BEGAN. 1.5 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT. 2.75 INCHES TODAY. WATER
            IS NOW FLOWING OVER THE U HIGHWAY BRIDGE NEAR HUTTON
            VALLEY.

1111 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW NIXA               37.01N 93.33W
03/18/2008                   CHRISTIAN          MO   MESONET

            M HIGHWAY FLOODED 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF INTERSECTION OF 14
            AND M.

0202 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BIRCH TREE              36.99N  91.49W
03/18/2008                   SHANNON            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SUBDIVISION OF 15 TO 20 HOMES EVACUATED NEAR THE BIRCH
            CREEK NEAR JASON ST.

0154 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WINONA                  37.01N  91.32W
03/18/2008                   SHANNON            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON ELM STREET. EVACUATIONS ALONG PIKE
            CREEK ALONG FALLEE ST AND MARTIN ST.

1130 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SEYMOUR                 37.15N  92.77W
03/18/2008                   WEBSTER            MO   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            F.D. HAS MADE ONE SWIFT WATER RESCUE. CITY OF SEYMOUR
            HAS RECEIVED 4.62 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR.

1115 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WINONA                  37.01N  91.32W
03/18/2008                   SHANNON            MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRING WITH 20 TO 30 HOMES BEING
            EVACUATED ALONG THE PIKE CREEK. FLOOD WATER IS ALSO
            ENTERING THE WINONA HIGH SCHOOL AND THE DOLLAR STORE.
            PROPANE TANKS HAVE BECOME DISLODGED. HIGHWAY 19 BRIEFLY
            SHUT DOWN WHEN PROPANE TANKS WERE LODGED UNDER BRIDGE.
            HIGHWAY 19 IS OPEN AT THIS TIME.

1109 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 E AVA                 36.95N  92.62W
03/18/2008                   DOUGLAS            MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE FF CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

1107 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 S CHADWICK            36.86N  93.06W
03/18/2008                   CHRISTIAN          MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE 125 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE CASSVILLE          36.73N 93.80W
03/18/2008                   BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOW WATER CROSSING ON Y HIGHWAY COLLAPSED AS SCHOOL BUS
            ATTEMPTED TO CROSS. ONE CHILD AND ONE DRIVER REQUIRED
            WATER RESCUE. 86 HIGHWAY SOUTH OF WHEATON FLOODED ALONG
            WITH HOMES IN MONETT.

Through tonight an additional 1"-3" will be possible, especially in the southeastern portions of the viewing area.

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Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lighty