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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

906 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007



MOC137-205-031745-

MONROE MO-SHELBY MO-

906 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR

SHELBY AND MONROE COUNTIES...



AT 900 AM CDT...SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE HAS REPORTED OVER 

THREE FEET OF FLOWING WATER OVER U.S. HIGHWAY 36...5 MILES EAST OF 

SHELBINA. THEY HAVE CLOSED DOWN THE HIGHWAY FROM 1 MILE EAST TO 5 

MILES EAST OF SHELBINA DUE TO SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITH WATER FLOWING 

OVER THE ROADWAY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

SHELBYVILLE...SHELBINA...EMDEN...CLARENCE AND GRANVILLE.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3995 9233 3940 9230 3939 9185 3994 9185



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