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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

553 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT



* AT 551 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER JUST A 3 HOUR 

  PERIOD FROM THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA AGAIN AND 

  AGAIN.



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

  AFFECTING CEDAR HILL...MORSE MILL...HILLSBORO...VICTORIA AND 

  DE SOTO.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 3801 9061 3807 9060 3819 9077 3846 9073

      3844 9066 3849 9058 3849 9041 3844 9039

      3845 9035 3823 9037 3812 9026 3809 9030

      3810 9034 3804 9043



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