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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

540 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL

630 PM CDT...



AT 535 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED OUT 

OF THE AREA.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN BETWEEN CHESTER AND WELGE AND ALSO JUST EAST OF SPARTA.  

THE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL POSE FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR THE 

NEXT 45 MINUTES.  



MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING ON ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 

150 EAST OF CHESTER OR ON HIGHWAY 154 EAST OF SPARTA.  IN 

ADDITION...WATER IS LIKELY COVERING SOME SECONDARY ROADS IN THE SAME 

LOCATIONS. 



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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BRITT

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