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ILC009-181615-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1020 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003



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

1115 AM CDT...



AT 1015 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT UP TO 

3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS EASTERN BROWN COUNTY. IN 

ADDITION MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA BY 1100 AM 

WHICH MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 INCH OF RAIN. 



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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JPK

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