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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

437 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  GASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 930 PM CDT



* AT 437 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   A 

NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 

RAIN EXTENDING FROM NEAR WARRENTON TO OWENSVILLE. INDIVIDUAL STORMS 

ARE FOLLOWING ONE ANOTHER. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST 

AT 5 TO 10 MPH...VERY SLOWLY...AND PRODUCING POCKETS OF TORRENTIAL

RAINFALL. 



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

AFFECTING SMALLER COMMUNITIES AND RURAL AREAS IN A TRIANGLE BOUNDED

BY WARRENTON...OWENSVILLE...AND HIGHWAY 19 NORTH TO INTERSTATE 70

BETWEEN NOW AND 600 PM CDT. THESE WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT INTO WARREN

COUNTY BETWEEN NOW AND 830 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A FEW LOCATIONS

WILL POSSIBLY EXCEED 3 INCHES IN 1 TO 2 HOURS. STREAMS AND 

TRIBUTARIES WILL RISE VERY RAPIDLY DUE TO SATURATED GROUND FROM 

PREVIOUS RAINFALL.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IMMINENT...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER

GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



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