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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

959 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005



MOC135-261830-

MONITEAU MO-

959 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR MONITEAU

COUNTY...



AT 955 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE 

COUNTY. EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CCONTINUE THROUGH 1100AM

THIS MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH 100PM. 



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE CLOSED U.S. HIGHWAY 50 IN 

CALIFORNIA. LOW WATER AREAS USUALLY VULNERABLE WILL FLOOD QUICKLY

AS THE RUNOFF FROM THESE INTENSE STORMS CONTINUES. A SECONDARY

BURST OF RAIN FROM A STORM NEAR SEDALIA AT 1000 AM WILL AMPLIFY

THE FLOODING PROBLEMS WITH SERIOUS RUNOFF. 



STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY WILL FILL AND 

SOME WILL FLOOD TODAY.  IF YOU TRAVEL ON SECONDARY ROADS TODAY

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. DO NOT DRIVE OVER SMALL HILLS INTO LOW

AREAS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. AND OF COURSE

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER...IT CAN KILL YOU



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

TIPTON...JAMESTOWN...CALIFORNIA AND CLARKSBURG.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 3843 9267 3844 9251 3879 9239 3887 9254

      3864 9283



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