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Heavy Rains Flood Low Water Crossings and Shut Down Several Roads in the Ozarks

Many areas along and south of I-44 are under flood warnings until Friday afternoon.

The National Weather Service says as of early Friday morning, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, with additional amounts up to one half to one inch possible through the morning.

Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood prone locations was either imminent or already occurring.

Several roads have been flooded out, including Highway 125 just north of Highway 60 in the Rogersville area. Other roads closed include the Brushy Creek low water crossing in eastern Taney County, the North Fork River at the Highway EE low water crossing in northeast Douglas County, Highway C at Flat Creek in McDowell, Highway 97 is flooded at the Spring River near Stotts City, Highway AB is closed at the Wolf Creek low water crossing northeast of Mansfield, and Highway Z is flooded at Finley Creek southeast of Fordland.

Get road closures in southwest Missouri and across the state here with the MoDOT Traveler Information Map.

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