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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

722 AM CDT SAT AUG 24 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REYNOLDS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH

PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.



HEAVY RAINS ENDING A FEW HOURS AGO BUT RUNOFF NO DOUBT CONTINUED FOR 

A FEW HOURS...THE RUNOFF SHOULD HAVE SUBSIDED AND CONDITIONS SHOULD 

BE RETURNING TO NORMAL.



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE SUBSIDED...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.



SINCE THIS IS THE WEEKEND MANY ARE CAMPING AND FLOATING IN THE AREA. 

PERSONS PLANNING TO FLOAT ON SINKING CREEK SHOULD BE CAUTIONS AS THE 

STREAM IS PROBABLY SWOLLEN AND FILLED WITH NEW DEBRIS SUCH AS LIMBS 

OR TREES WASHED DOWN BY HIGH WATER.



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