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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

618 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AUDRAIN COUNTY UNTIL

715 PM CDT...



AT 618 PM CDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO STRONG 

THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST AUDRAIN COUNTY TO MEXICO 

MISSOURI. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.



AT 530 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON US 

HIGHWAY 54 AND STATE HIGHWAY 19 AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS BUT ROADS ARE 

PASSABLE.



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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