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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

735 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 730 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY 

RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS BUTLER COUNTY THIS EVENING.  

ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE 

COUNTY OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS...AND HOURLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 

THREE QUARTER TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 

COUPLE OF HOURS. WATER WAS REPORTED OVER COUNTY ROAD 323 SOUTH OF 

POPLAR BLUFF...AND THE BLACK RIVER HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED AS RISING.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE HARVIELL...HENDRICKSON...NEELYVILLE...

  POPLAR BLUFF...QULIN AND ROMBAUER



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS HIGH WATER IN A VEHICLE OR ON FOOT



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT

TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3692 9028 3667 9016 3652 9024 3651 9055

          3692 9067



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