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MOC103-111-090400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

903 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEWIS AND KNOX

COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...



WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE 

CONTINUING OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 

OCCURING WITH THE STRONGER CELLS. 



AS OF 900 PM SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS AND STATE HIGHWAYS IN KNOX AND 

LEWIS COUNTIES ARE COVERED WITH WATER...WITH STATE HIGHWAY 15 NORTH 

OF EDINA CLOSED...AND SOME COUNTY ROADS CLOSED.  DOPPLER RADAR  

ESTIMATES THAT FOUR TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA...ALL IN ABOUT THREE HOURS TIME.



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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