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WGUS73 KLSX 070243

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MOC071-070330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

937 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003



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

1030 PM CDT...



LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

FRANKLIN COUNTY INCLUDING AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF UNION...ST 

CLAIR...AND GRUBVILLE.  HIGHWAYS AD...FF...AB...MILL HILL 

ROAD...SCHUCHART ROAD...AND WEST BOUND I-44 AT MILE POST 240 NEAR ST 

CLAIR WERE ALL CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 



LINGERING RAIN SHOULD MOVE TO THE EAST AND END ACROSS FRANKLIN 

COUNTY BY 1015 PM.  



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.



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