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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

425 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 915 AM CDT



* SINCE 3 AM...HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING OVER PARTS OF DENT

  COUNTY.  RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL BE AFFECTING CREEKS AND

  STREAMS THAT FLOW NORTH INTO CRAWFORD COUNTY.



* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.  OF PARTICULAR 

  CONCERN IS THE DILLARD AND DAVISVILLE AREAS NEAR HUZZAH CREEK...

  AS WELL AS COOK STATION NEAR THE TRIBUTARIES OF THE MERAMEC

  RIVER.  OTHER AREAS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE

  STEELVILLE...LEASBURG...CUBA...CHERRYVILLE AND BOURBON.

  

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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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 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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3781 9155 3780 9133 3771 9133 3770 9116

      3775 9116 3775 9112 3820 9110 3821 9154



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