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ILC001-009-149-MOC163-173-252245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

509 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PIKE...BROWN...AND 

ADAMS IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHERN PIKE AND RALLS 

COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 545 PM CDT...



AT 445 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON STATE 

HIGHWAY 94 2 MILES SOUTH OF GOLDEN IN ADAMS COUNTY.  THE PALOMA 

VIADUCT ON US HIGHWAY 24 NORTH OF QUINCY HAS REOPENED. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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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