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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

120 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 715 AM CDT



* BETWEEN 1 AND 115 AM...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT SERIOUS

  FLOODING OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...

  ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS IN SOME AREAS WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. 

  IN MADISON COUNTY...ONE WATER RESCUE WAS IN PROGRESS...AND SOME 

  EVACUATIONS WERE OCCURRING AROUND MARQUAND.  THE MISSOURI WATER

  PATROL WAS ALSO IN IRON COUNTY...ASSISTING IN RESCUE EFFORTS.  

  IN REYNOLDS COUNTY...HIGHWAY 21 AT LESTERVILLE WAS CLOSED DUE TO

  HIGH WATER.  IN ADDITION...ALL LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN THE AREA

  WERE EXPERIENCING FLOODING.



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

  AFFECTING THE CENTERVILLE...ELLINGTON...IRONTON...FREDERICKTOWN...

  STE GENEVIEVE....FARMINGTON...POTOSI...STEELVILLE...AND CHESTER

  AREAS.  THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT RAINFALL SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF 

  CONSIDERABLY BETWEEN 130 AND 230 AM...WHICH WILL ALLOW THE FLOOD

  WATERS TO RECEDE FURTHER.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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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