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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1010 AM CDT SUN AUG 18 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OSAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  GASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 1005 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

  THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES

  SOUTHWEST OF STEELVILLE TO BOURBON IN CRAWFORD COUNTY AND A

  SECOND THUNDERSTORM NEAR LINN IN OSAGE COUNTY.  BOTH OF THESE 

  STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST.  RADAR ESTIMATES NEARLY 2

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN NEAR CUBA WITH OVER 4 INCHES

  NEAR LINN. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING

  AS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 



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

  AFFECTING FRANKENSTEIN...LINN...RICH FOUNTAIN...OWENSVILLE...

  CUBA...STEELVILLE AND CHERRYVILLE.



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.



THOSE CAMPING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AT

ONCE. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE RAPIDLY WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING...EVEN

IF THE HEAVY RAINS ARE WELL UPSTREAM OF YOUR CAMPSITE.

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