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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

800 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN

BUCHANAN AND DEKALB COUNTIES...



AT 755 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED NORTH 

AND OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER 

THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A FLOODING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL 

MORE HOURS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

FELL FROM WEST OF SAN ANTONIO TO CLARKSDALE. 



RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE 

FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

INCLUDE...WEATHERBY...MAYSVILLE...FAIRPORT...EASTON...CLARKSDALE AND 

AMITY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF 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.



DO NOT 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.



LAT...LON 4005 9437 4003 9424 3981 9423 3976 9437

          3976 9459 3970 9463 3970 9475 3981 9471

          3981 9463 3985 9458 4005 9455



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