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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

515 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH

PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSE THE

THREAT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN.



LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ONLY MINOR FLOODING ACROSS ST. FRANCOIS 

COUNTY.



ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY REMAINS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A BAND OF 

MODERATE...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH STRETCHES FROM KENTUCKY 

AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH SOUTHERN MISSOURI INTO EASTERN 

OKLAHOMA.  THIS BAND OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PUSH 

SOUTHWARD AWAY FROM ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN A 

REDUCTION IN PRECIPITATION RATES.



THE THREAT FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS 

AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH 

THE AREA.



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE SUBSIDED FOR NOW...MOTORISTS SHOULD 

CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS THAT HAVE 

EXPERIENCED FLOODING.  ROADS AND BRIDGES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY 

RAPIDLY FLOWING FLOOD WATERS.



IN ADDITION...CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY NEAR

RAIN-SWOLLEN STREAMS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.



KEEP IN MIND...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA 

THIS MORNING.  ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTS THE AREA WILL 

FALL ON SATURATED GROUND AND WOULD LIKELY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL 

FLOODING.

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