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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

725 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005



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BOONE MO-

725 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR BOONE

COUNTY...



AT 722 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ROAD 

CLOSURES DUE TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA...PRIMARILY IN 

THE COLUMBIA AREA.



THE BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT ROADS CONTINUE TO 

BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.  SOME THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED ARE... 

BUSINESS LOOP OF OLD HIGHWAY 63...ROUTE MN NEAR CLUBHOUSE ROAD... 

COLLEGE AT BROADWAY...AND BLACKFOOT ROAD NEAR THE COLUMBIA CITY 

LIMITS.  THE BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO REPORTED THAT 

BROWN SCHOOL ROAD BETWEEN CLEARVIEW AND HIGHWAY 63 HAS REOPENED.



WITH MUCH OF THE FOCUS FOR NEW RAIN SLIDING GRADUALLY NORTHWARD... 

FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RECEDE FOR THE 

REMAINDER OF THE WARNING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STURGEON...

MURRY...MIDWAY...HALLSVILLE...COLUMBIA AND CENTRALIA.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 3924 9211 3907 9212 3906 9215 3890 9218

      3880 9215 3871 9223 3865 9222 3868 9235

      3872 9235 3875 9240 3881 9239 3897 9257

      3924 9243



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