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WGUS73 KLSX 261403

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MOC019-261730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

759 AM CST FRI MAR 26 2004



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

1130 AM CST...



AT 759 AM CST...BOONE COUNTY EOC REPORTED 18 INCHES OF WATER OVER 

ROUTE B IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF HALLSVILLE.  RADAR INDICATES THAT 

HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF BOONE COUNTY 

THROUGH 9 AM...INCREASING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT DURING THE MORNING.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



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