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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1150 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

  ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 545 AM CDT



* AT 1150 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVER EXTREME 

NORTHEAST MISSOURI INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. DOPPLER RAINFALL 

ESTIMATES INDICATE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN NORTH 

OF U.S. HIGHWAY 24 IN NORTHERN ADAMS AND BROWN COUNTIES WITH LESSER 

AMOUNTS FURTHER SOUTH. 



THIS STORM COMPLEX HAS BECOME RATHER COMPLICATED AND BACKBUILDING HAS

TAKEN PLACE WITH STORMS REFORMING SLIGHTLY FURTHER WEST IN EXTREME 

NORTHEAST MISSOURI. THE COMPLEX IS ALSO SLIDING SLOWLY SOUTH AND 

WILL INTENSIFY BACK INTO THESE THREE COUNTIES.



COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN WILL LIKELY FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME

WITH RAINFALL TOTALS POSSIBLY REACHING 6 TO 10 INCHES BEFORE 

MORNING. THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL SITUATION AND PLACES THAT NORMALLY 

DO NOT FLOOD WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE.



RIVERS INCLUDING BEAR CREEK...SOUTH FORK...AND THE LA MOINE RIVERS 

ALONG WITH ALL SMALLER STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WILL EXPERIENCE MAJOR 

RISES OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.



* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE   

AFFECTING ALL COMMUNITIES ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 24 INCLUDING 

QUINCY AND MT. STERLING IN ILLINOIS AND CANTON...LA GRANGE AND 

MONTICELLO IN MISSOURI.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IMMINENT...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER 

GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT

TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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