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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

155 AM CDT SAT AUG 24 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR REYNOLDS COUNTY UNTIL

630 AM CDT...



AT 151 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 

REYNOLDS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS OCCURRING OVER THE TOWNS 

OF REDFORD AND ELLINGTON AND ALONG SINKING CREEK. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE  

MIDNIGHT. CAMPERS ALONG SINKING CREEK AND THE BLACK RIVER SHOULD 

IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. AVOID BRIDGES...DIPS...

OR OTHER LOW LYING AREAS...AND NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS

WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT

TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



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