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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

458 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 800 PM CDT



* AT 458 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND EUREKA

SOUTH TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DESOTO.  EARLIER HEAVY RAINS HAVE

DUMPED LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 

CENTRAL PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.  THIS STORM WILL RESULT

IN LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF FOUR INCHES OR MORE. 



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

ESPECIALLY AFFECTING CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY FROM RICHWOODS TO 

FESTUS.  THE RAIN WILL FALL SO QUICKLY THAT MANY ROADS AND STREETS

WILL BE INCAPABLE OF HANDLING THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN. FLOODING

WILL BE EMINENT.  BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IMMINENT...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER

GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



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.



LAT...LON 3823 9077 3802 9062 3819 9034 3847 9030

          3849 9065



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