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MOC093-123-179-020545-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1045 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REYNOLDS...MADISON AND IRON COUNTIES HAS

BEEN CANCELLED...



WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH

PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.



AT 1040 PM RADAR INDICATED THE PRECIPITATION HAD MOVED EAST OF A 

MINE LA MOTTE...FREDERICKTOWN...BUCKHORN LINE IN EASTERN MADISON 

COUNTY. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE 

REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE SUBSIDED...MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO

USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED

FLOODING. ROADS AND BRIDGES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY RAPIDLY FLOWING

FLOOD WATERS.



IN ADDITION...CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY NEAR

RAIN-SWOLLEN STREAMS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.



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