642 FPUS73 KSGF 171342 NOWSGF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 842 AM CDT TUE SEP 17 2002 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-171500- BARRY-BARTON-BENTON-BOURBON KS-CAMDEN-CEDAR-CHEROKEE KS-CHRISTIAN- CRAWFORD KS-DADE-DALLAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-GREENE-HICKORY-HOWELL-JASPER- LACLEDE-LAWRENCE-MARIES-MCDONALD-MILLER-MORGAN-NEWTON-OREGON-OZARK- PHELPS-POLK-PULASKI-SHANNON-ST. CLAIR-STONE-TANEY-TEXAS-VERNON- WEBSTER-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AVA...BOLIVAR...BRANSON...CAMDENTON... EMINENCE...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...HOUSTON...JOPLIN... LEBANON...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...NEVADA...OZARK... PITTSBURG...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD...STOCKTON...WEST PLAINS 842 AM CDT TUE SEP 17 2002 .NOW... LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THROUGH 1000 AM. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WILL BE CONCENTRATED WITHIN A 25 MILE WIDE BAND FROM WEST PLAINS TO LEBANON...WHERE RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE AROUND THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AT ABOUT 20 MPH. $$ CRAMER