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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1111 AM CST WED DEC 18 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  WESTERN ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 515 PM CST



* AT 1111 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM JERSEYVILLE ILLINOIS 

SOUTHWEST THROUGH ST CLAIR TO AROUND SALEM MISSOURI.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES ONE TO ONE AND A 

HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM JUST WEST OF UNION 

NORTHEAST THROUGH ST PETERS AND ST CHARLES. MORE STORMS ARE FORMING 

TO THE  SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES 

ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.



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

AFFECTING ST CHARLES...WELDON SPRING...UNION...CHESTERFIELD...AND 

MUCH OF WEST AND NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY AS THESE STORMS FOLLOW ONE

ANOTHER ACROSS THE AREA.  



STREET FLOODING WILL BE COMMON IN MANY AREAS THROUGH THE LUNCH HOUR

SO TAKE SPECIAL CARE NOT TO DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH WATER COVERED 

AREAS.



SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR IN DARDENNE CREEK BY EVENING AND OTHER

SMALLER STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED.



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

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



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.

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