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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

615 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT



* AT 605 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN IN A LINE FROM NEAR EDINA

  TO NEAR TRENTON.  ALL OF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST...WHICH

  WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS STORMS TO PASS OVER THE SAME AREA.  IN

  ADDITION...THE AIR FUELING THESE STORMS IS EXTREMELY MOIST...SO

  EACH STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS.  TONIGHTS

  HEAVY RAIN...COMBINED WITH THE WET WEATHER OF EARLIER TODAY AND

  THIS PAST WEEK...MAKES THIS EVENING FLASH FLOOD THREAT EXTREMELY

  DANGEROUS.  DO NOT TAKE THIS SITUATION LIGHTLY



* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE

  AFFECTING THE EDINA...COLONY...MONTICELLO...CANTON...AND LA GRANGE

  AREAS.    

 

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.  DUE TO THE DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION THAT 

IS DEVELOPING...MAKE ADVANCED PLANS IF EVACUATIONS BECOME 

NECESSARY...AND BE READY TO 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.



THOSE CAMPING NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AT

ONCE. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE RAPIDLY WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING...EVEN 

IF THE HEAVY RAINS ARE WELL UPSTREAM OF YOUR CAMPSITE.  



LAT...LON 4032 9238 3995 9234 3995 9147 4028 9151



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