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WGUS73 KLSX 280951

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MOC103-111-127-137-173-205-281100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

450 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONROE...RALLS...

MARION...SHELBY...LEWIS AND KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM CDT...



MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL DIMINISHED ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI 

BETWEEN 2 AND 3 AM.  HOWEVER...AT 450 AM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 

RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

APPROACHING THE AREA FROM NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.



ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOUR AS THIS BAND OF SHOWERS 

AND STORMS MOVES THROUGH NORTHEAST MISSOURI...IN MOST AREAS ANY 

ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOULD BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE.



HOWEVER...DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEK ALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE 

RUNNING NEAR BANKFULL...AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE POSTED FOR MOST 

RIVERS IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI.  EARLY MORNING MOTORISTS SHOULD 

CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN APPROACHING LOW LYING AND 

FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 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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