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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

921 PM CDT THU MAY 16 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



* UNTIL 315 AM CDT



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN HAVE BEEN

  PUSHING THROUGH CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES SINCE AROUND 8

  PM.  RADAR INDICATES THAT PARTS OF WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY

  MAY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN...AND

  REGIONAL RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL

  PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED

  FROM THE RECENT WET WEATHER...AND WITH CREEKS AND STREAMS ALREADY

  RUNNING FULL...THIS EVENINGS RAIN WILL BE PRODUCING ADDITIONAL

  FLOODING PROBLEMS.



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

  AFFECTING THE CITIES OF STEELVILLE...CHERRYVILLE...CUBA...

  POTOSI...AND CALEDONIA.



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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