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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1145 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003



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

RALLS COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...



WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE LIGHT TO 

MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS AUDRAIN...PIKE...AND RALLS 

COUNTIES.  MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE 

AREA...HOWEVER THERE ARE STILL A FEW POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH ARE 

MOVING THROUGH ALL THREE COUNTIES.  PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES FROM THE 

ST LOUIS DOPPLER RADAR ARE SHOWING MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF PIKE AND RALLS COUNTIES IN THE PAST 8 

HOURS.  THE RAIN WHICH HAS ALREADY FALLEN WILL CONTINUE TO RUN OFF 

INTO AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS...CAUSING DANGEROUS FLOODING.  PEOPLE 

WHO LIVE IN LOW LYING AREAS OR NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS OR WHO WILL 

BE DRIVING TONIGHT MUST KEEP AN EYE ON WATER CONDITIONS AND BE 

PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE 

WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED EACH YEAR FROM 

DRIVING INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS AND DROWNING IN THEIR CARS THAN FROM 

TORNADOS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS  A LARGE TRUCK OR SPORT UTILITY 

VEHICLE OFFERS NO EXTRA PROTECTION FROM FAST MOVING FLOOD WATERS  

DO NOT BECOME A STATISTIC  IF YOU CAR STALLS IN RISING 

WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND 



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. ONCE AGAIN...VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 

RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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CARNEY

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