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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

155 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 145 AM CDT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ONE HALF INCH AN HOUR 

CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAIN 

STRETCHED FROM LITHIUM...BESSVILLE AND PIEDMONT MISSOURI...EAST TO 

CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI AND ALTO PASS ILLINOIS. LAW ENFORCEMENT 

AUTHORITIES IN THE WARNED COUNTIES REPORT NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES.

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING NEAR OR ABOVE BANKFULL. RADAR 

ESTIMATES OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL 

AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES INDICATED FROM PATTON TO JACKSON IN 

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.



* UP TO TWO INCHES MORE RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM CDT. 

THIS WILL AGGRAVATE ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS 

CAUSE WATER TO REMAIN OR RISE ON ALREADY FLOODED ROADS AND LOW LYING 

AREAS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING SITUATION AND SHOULD BE 

TAKEN SERIOUSLY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

ANNA...COBDEN...DONGOLA...JONESBORO...ALTENBURG...CAPE GIRARDEAU...

GORDONVILLE...GREENVILLE...JACKSON...MARBLE HILL...PERRYVILLE...

PIEDMONT AND WILLIAMSVILLE



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.



LAT...LON 3758 8904 3734 8906 3734 8944 3717 8980

          3709 9017 3695 9028 3695 9068 3720 9079

          3731 9012 3760 9015 3791 8987 3760 8952

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