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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

620 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2002



FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR...

  RIPLEY COUNTY IN MISSOURI



UNTIL 730 AM CDT.



AT 615 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH 

PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAIN HAVE WEAKENED TO JUST SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

THIS WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 700 AM. EVEN AS 

THE RAIN SUBSIDES...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AS THE WATER RUNS OFF.



AT 615 AM...COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THE WEST FORK CREEK IN 

GATEWOOD IS GOING DOWN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VEHICLE WENT INTO THE 

CREEK AROUND 522 AM. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE RESCUED...ONE WAS INJURED.



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.

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