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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1030 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. LOUIS CITY...ST.

LOUIS AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...



THE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OF THURSDAY EVENING PRODUCED BETWEEN 1 AND 

3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA INLESS THAN AN 

HOURS TIME.



BETWEEN 10 AND 1015 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING...



IN ST. CHARLES COUNTY...WASHEON ROAD IN ORCHARD FARM WAS FLOODED.



IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY...NUMEROUS ROADS WERE STILL CLOSED DUE TO 

FLOODING AND SCORES OF ROADS HAVE STANDING WATER...BUT REMAIN 

PASSABLE.  HERE IS A PARTIAL LIST OF CLOSED ROADS...



    JENNINGS ROAD IN NORTH COUNTY

    MEREMAC BOTTOM ROAD

    HIGHWAY 141 BETWEEN LADUE AND HIGHWAY 40

    MEREMAC STATION

    SMIZER MILL ROAD...IN ARNOLD

    HORAN ROAD

    MISSOURI BOTTOM ROAD...IN HAZELWOOD

    KIEFER CREEK ROAD...IN ELLISVILLE

    PRICHARD FARM ROAD



IN ST. LOUIS CITY...THOLOZAN ROAD AND KINGS HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED.  

MANY OTHER ROADS WERE PASSABLE...BUT HAD STANDING WATER ON THEM.



DUE TO THE POOR DRAINAGE IN MANY LOCATIONS OF THE METRO AREA...FLOOD 

WATERS WILL ONLY SLOWLY RECEDE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



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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