Flood Advisory

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southwest Missouri, including the following counties, Christian, Douglas, Greene, Ozark, Stone, Webster and Wright.

* WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen with some areas measuring from 1 to 1.5 inches in as short as 15 minutes. - This includes the following low water crossings... Little Beaver Creek at County Road 447, Beaver Creek at County Road 524, Fox Creek at County Road 246, James River at Bell Ford Road, Finley River at Johns Ford Road, Bryant Creek at County Road 223 and Bull Creek at Center Road. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southern Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Battlefield, Ava, Highlandville, Rogersville, Seymour, Sparta, Mansfield, Fordland, Diggins, Fremont Hills, Duncan, Spokane, Dogwood, Elkhead, Keltner, Bruner, Goodhope, Oldfield, Chadwick, Rome, Garrison, Linden, Squires, Christian Center, Turners, Odin, Selmore, Galloway, Brushyknob, Chestnutridge, Gentryville and Bryant Creek State Park. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood