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WGUS73 KPAH 091756

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

1156 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006



MOC017-031-035-223-092015-

WAYNE MO-BOLLINGER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARTER MO-

1148 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CST FOR

CARTER...CAPE GIRARDEAU...BOLLINGER AND WAYNE COUNTIES...



AT 1145 AM CST...LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY 

HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO 

5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LAST NIGHT. OFFICIALS IN CAPE 

GIRARDEAU COUNTY REPORTED 5.25 INCHES OF RAIN IN JACKSON. 

KINGSHIGHWAY IS FLOODED. HUBBLE CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND ANY 

BRIDGE OVER HUBBLE CREEK IS IMPASSABLE. THE PARK NEAR HUBBLE CREEK 

IS ALSO FLOODED. 



THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXTENDS FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU SOUTHWEST TO THE 

BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI. MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE IN THE WARNED 

AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS...HOWEVER IT WILL COME TO A TEMPORARY 

END FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING AROUND 1230 PM. THE RAIN WILL 

TEMPORARILY END IN CAPE GIRARDEAU AROUND 200 PM.



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.



LAT...LON 3752 8954 3727 8951 3680 9116 3702 9120

      3731 9011 3758 9008



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