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WGUS73 KLSX 272351

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ILC005-051-117-119-135-280315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

640 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTGOMERY...

MADISON...BOND...FAYETTE AND MACOUPIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1015PM CDT...



AT 600 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING. ROUTE 16 

HAS BEEN CLOSED NEAR WITT AND AT INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 127 WEST OF 

HILLSBORO. ALSO IN LIVINGSTON 4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER WAS REPORTED ON 

CITY ROADS.



TOWNS MOST APT TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS ARE 

SHAFTER...BROWNSTOWN...AVENA...WOBURN...VAN BURENSBURG...CHAPMAN AND 

COFEEN



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



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