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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

607 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BOONE AND AUDRAIN

COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM CDT...



AT 607 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF 

HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COVERED BOONE AND AUDRAIN COUNTIES. THIS IS THE 

THIRD CLUSTER OF STORMS TO PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. DOPPLER 

PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN BOONE 

COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 300 AM WITH 2 

TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AUDRAIN COUNTY. 



ANOTHER ROUND OF COPIOUS RAINFALL WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS 

AUDRAIN COUNTY BETWEEN 615 AND 730 AM WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL...MAKING RAINFALL TOTALS LOCALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES. THIS HAS

DETERIORATED INTO A VERY SERIOUS FLOOD EPISODE AND AREAS THAT 

NORMALLY DO NOT FLOOD WILL BECOME INUNDATED. 



MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE THIS MORNING.  CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE 

GOING TO RISE UNBELIEVEABLY FAST.  



THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN CALLED TO HELP 

CLOSE ROADS...BUT DO NOT COUNT ON THAT. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH 

FLOWING WATER.  IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHAT TO DO CALL 9 1 1. 



IN BOONE COUNTY THE RAIN WILL END FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BUT WATERS

WILL CONTINUE TO RISE QUICKLY. BE CAREFUL



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.



THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING SITUATION FOR SOME AREAS 

OF AUDRAIN AND BOONE COUNTY TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR 

LIFE. DO NOT CROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS OR ENTER ANY AREA WITH 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER. PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE OR LOW-LYING AREAS 

NEED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.



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