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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

1150 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002



FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR...

  BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  WABASH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  GIBSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA

  PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA



UNTIL 200 AM CDT. 



AT 1130 PM...TWO AREAS OF FLOOD PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...CAPABLE 

OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AN HOUR...WILL CONTINUE TO 

MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTHEAST 

MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THESE WARNED 

COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO SEE HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH 100 AM 

CDT...WITH THE RAIN EXPECTED TO LESSEN TO LIGHTER RAIN AFTER 200 AM 

CDT. AT THIS TIME...AT LEAST ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN 

THE WARNED COUNTIES.



THE FIRST AREA OF HEAVY RAIN STRETCHES NORTHWARD FROM LAKE 

WAPPAPELLO AND CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI...ONWARD TO ANNA AND DIXON 

SPRINGS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.



RADAR ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN NOTED SINCE 830 

PM...STRETCHING ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 72 IN NORTHERN BOLLINGER 

AND CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY MISSOURI...AND EXTENDING ONWARD TO HIGHWAY 

51 FROM DONGOLA TO COBDEN IN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THIS 

HEAVY RAIN EXTENDS NORTH TO SILVER LAKE IN PERRY COUNTY 

MISSOURI...ONWARD TO GRAND TOWER AND CREAL SPRINGS IN SOUTHERN 

ILLINOIS.



THE SECOND AREA OF HEAVY RAIN STRETCHES FROM JUST SOUTH OF MOUNT 

VERNON...EAST TO FAIRFIELD AND CARMI ILLINOIS...AND ACROSS THE RIVER 

TO PRINCETON AND WINSLOW INDIANA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES 

OF WERE INDICATED SINCE 9 PM ACROSS THESE AREAS.



NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE ROADS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED 

DURING THE EVENING ACROSS WAYNE...BOLLINGER...PERRY AND CAPE 

GIRARDEAU COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. IN ADDITION...ROAD 

CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON HIGHWAYS AND SECONDARY ROADS IN WAYNE 

COUNTY ILLINOIS...AS WELL AS PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA.



THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING SITUATION TAKE ACTION 

IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. DO NOT CROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS

OR ENTER ANY AREA WITH SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER. PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE 

OR LOW-LYING AREAS NEED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. 



IF YOU ARE HOME...AND YOUR HOME IS ON HIGH GROUND...STAY THERE...DO 

NOT VENTURE OUT

 

IF YOU MUST DRIVE...BE EXTRA ALERT AS DARKNESS OFTEN OBSCURES THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING.  AVOID BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS.  LOW WATER CROSSINGS SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS  THEY 

ARE DEATH TRAPS DURING TIMES OF FLOODING.  IF YOUR VEHICLE DOES GET 

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER 

GROUND



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