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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1115 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  OSAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  GASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 515 AM CDT



* AT 1115 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED           

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND              

  LINN...FREEBURG...META...HERMANN AND WESTPHALIA.  IN ADDITION...AN 

  EXTENSIVE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUES BEHIND  

  THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO DUMP RAIN ON THE 

  AREA.



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

  AFFECTING THE TOWNS OF WESTPHAILA...META...FREEBURG...OWENSVILLE...

  NEW BLOOMFIELD...AND ASHLAND AND NEW FLORENCE.



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.



CARNEY

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