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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

320 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 715 AM CDT



* AT 313 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND INTERSTATE 

  70 IN CALLAWAY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.   RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 1

  TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN SOME AREAS SINCE 1 AM.  THE MONTGOMERY

  COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY

  161 AT THE ELKHORN CREEK BRIDGE.  6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER ALSO

  COVERED HIGHWAY 19 IN MONTGOMERY CITY.   



  ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS IN THESE AREAS WILL TAPER OFF BETWEEN

  4 AND 430 AM...RUNOFF FROM THE DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE THE

  FLOODING THREAT UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.  

  

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE

  AFFECTING THE MONTGOMERY CITY...SHAMROCK...AND WELLSVILLE AREAS.

 

MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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 3862 9224 3880 9214 3906 9213 3908 9164

          3914 9159 3914 9127 3885 9128 3885 9143

          3872 9143 3866 9187 3854 9206



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