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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

145 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

  SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 145 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN

  CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI.  THE LATEST SATELLITE

  AND RADAR DATA DO INDICATE THAT THE RAINFALL MAY SLOWLY DIMINISH

  OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  HOWEVER...DUE TO THE EXTREMELY WET 

  WEATHER OF THE PAST WEEK...A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL

  CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN ENDS.  

  DO NOT TAKE THIS SITUATION LIGHTLY.  SEVERAL ROADS IN MARION

  COUNTY WERE REPORTED TO BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING LATE FRIDAY

  EVENING...AND NUMEROUS SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS THROUGHOUT THE

  REGION ARE UNDOUBTEDLY FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE.



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

  AFFECTING CLARENCE...SHELBINA...PALMYRA...AND HANNIBAL.



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.



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 3995 9147 3971 9135 3963 9228 3995 9229



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000 

WGUS53 KLSX 280648

FFWLSX

MOC127-205-281100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

145 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

  SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 145 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN

  CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI.  THE LATEST SATELLITE

  AND RADAR DATA DO INDICATE THAT THE RAINFALL MAY SLOWLY DIMINISH

  OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  HOWEVER...DUE TO THE EXTREMELY WET 

  WEATHER OF THE PAST WEEK...A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL

  CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN ENDS.  

  DO NOT TAKE THIS SITUATION LIGHTLY.  SEVERAL ROADS IN MARION

  COUNTY WERE REPORTED TO BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING LATE FRIDAY

  EVENING...AND NUMEROUS SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS THROUGHOUT THE

  REGION ARE UNDOUBTEDLY FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE.



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

  AFFECTING CLARENCE...SHELBINA...PALMYRA...AND HANNIBAL.



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.



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 3995 9147 3971 9135 3963 9228 3995 9229



$$



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