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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

223 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CARTER COUNTY IN MISSOURI



* UNTIL 615 AM CDT



* AT 219 AM CDT...RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF CARTER COUNTY.  IN ADDITION...LAW 

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS HIGH WATER ON MANY 

ROADS IN VAN BUREN.



* A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS CARTER COUNTY THROUGH 3 

AM...PRODUCING UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.  THEREFORE 

FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

ELLSINORE AND VAN BUREN



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



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