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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

1037 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 215 AM CDT FOR CALDWELL...

LIVINGSTON AND DAVIESS COUNTIES...



AT 1025 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS ROAD

CLOSURES ACROSS DAVIESS AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES. HIGHWAY 136

NEAR CHILLICOTHE IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY

AND THE WATER IS EIGHT INCHES DEEP NEAR THE INTERSECTION

OF ROUTE V AND 190. IN CALDWELL COUNTY...RURAL AREAS EAST

KINGSTON AND NORTH OF BRAYMER LIKELY ARE EXPERIENCING

FLOODING.



THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF COTTONWOOD

...LITTLE OTTER AND SHOAL CREEKS IN CALDWELL COUNTY...ALONG SHOAL

AND MUD CREEKS IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY AND BIG MUDDY...MUDDY...MARROWBONE

AND HONEY CREEKS AND LICK FORK IN DAVIESS COUNTY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF 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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3996 9376 3996 9337 3971 9338 3970 9330

      3962 9328 3963 9373 3960 9378 3954 9378

      3954 9421 4013 9421 4013 9378



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