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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

200 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 700 AM CDT



* AT 200 AM CDT...AN EAST TO WEST LINE OF THUNDERSTTORMS HAS BEEN 

MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MONTGOMERY AND LINCOLN COUNTIES

SINCE AROUND 11 PM TUESDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS BEEN 

CENTERED ALONG A LINE FROM WELLSVILLE AND MIDDLETOWN TO ELSBERRY.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 

3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 11 PM ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVY

RAINFALL HAS ELONGATED FURTHER SOUTH TO INCLUDE THE REST OF BOTH

COUNTIES. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CONTINUE IN THE AREA AND RAINFALL

TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT.



THE CUIVRE RIVER HAD RISEN TO 26.1 FEET BY 200 AM AND WILL CONTINUE

TO RISE INTO THE MORNING HOURS. THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED

COUNTY HIGHWAYS UNDER WATER ALONG ROUTES BB, K, JJ AND STATE HIGHWAY

79 IN LINCOLN COUNTIES.  THERE WILL BE AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 FOOT RISE

ON THE CUIVRE RIVER TO A LEVEL OF 28 FEET OR MORE...THIS WILL

CREATE MAJOR FLOODING ALONG CUIVER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AS WELL

AS OTHER RIVERS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA.



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

AFFECTING WELLSVILLE...MIDDLETOWN...TROY...ELSBERRY AND MANY OTHER

COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.



ANY COMMUNITIES OR TRAILER PARKS IN LOW WATER AREAS SHOULD BE ADVISED

TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW



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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