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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

432 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT



* AT 428 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING OVER ST. CLAIR COUNTY.  DOPPLER RADAR     

  ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE NORTHWEST 

  AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY SINCE MIDNIGHT.



* ALTHOUGH THE RAIN WAS TAPERING OFF...RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE 

  RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME 

  LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...APPLETON 

  CITY AND LOWRY CITY.



  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT WATER WAS COVERING HIGHWAY 

  A BETWEEN APPLETON CITY AND OHIO...AND HIGHWAY 54 BETWEEN COLLINS 

  AND WEAUBLEAU.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS AND STREAMS.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON

FOOT.



LAT...LON 3791 9405 3783 9360 3820 9354 3821 9407



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