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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1100 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* BETWEEN 10 AND 1030 PM...LAW ENFORCMENT IN ST. CHARLES AND 

  ST. LOUIS COUNTIES...AND ST. LOUIS CITY...REPORTED THAT

  FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS OF

  THURSDAY EVENING. 



* ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS WILL BE RECEDING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...

  CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE USED WHEN APPROACHING AREAS PRONE TO 

  FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HEAVY RAIN...SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION ZONES

  AND UNDERPASSES.  CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO SWELL 

  EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN AS ENDED...DUE TO THE RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER

  DOWNPOURS.



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 3890 9022 3863 9020 3850 9028 3848 9074

          3863 9073 3856 9096 3890 9097



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