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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1000 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN 

MADISON...NORTHEAST IRON...AND SOUTHERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES UNTIL 

1230 AM...



ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS NOW COME TO AN END OVER IRON...MADISON...AND 

ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES...THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES.  AT 955 

PM...THE MADISON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT SOME LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS WERE BEING INUNDATED BY UP TO 3 FEET OF WATER.



ALTHOUGH MAJOR CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS 

TONIGHT...SMALLER CREEKS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL CONTINUE TO 

EXPERIENCE A FLOOD THREAT FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.

   

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.  AND...

NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH LOW WATER CROSSINGS DURING TIMES OF 

WET WEATHER.



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.



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