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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

619 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEWIS COUNTY UNTIL 830

PM CDT...



AT 610 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING BETWEEN LA 

GRANGE AND CANTON ALONG HIGHWAY B.  DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL TOTALS 

SHOW THAT NEARLY SIX INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN IN THIS AREA 

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS.



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY B...HIGHWAY 61...AND 

HIGHWAY P.  PERSONS NEAR THE WYACONDA RIVER ALSO SHOULD BE AWARE OF 

THE POSSIBILITY OF RISING WATER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS 

AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW 

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. AVOID BRIDGES...DIPS...

OR OTHER LOW LYING AREAS...AND NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS

WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT

TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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