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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1021 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008



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RANDOLPH IL-WASHINGTON IL-CLINTON IL-REYNOLDS MO-MADISON MO-IRON 

MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-

1021 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR

SOUTHERN JEFFERSON...STE. GENEVIEVE...ST. FRANCOIS...IRON...

MADISON...REYNOLDS...CLINTON...SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR...SOUTHERN

MONROE...WASHINGTON AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...



AT 1020 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNING AREA HAD TAPERED OFF.

HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER IN THE EVENING WILL 

CONTINUE TO POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT FOR SEVERAL MORE 

HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.  LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS WILL BE PARTICULARLY VUNERABLE TO HIGH...FAST FLOWING 

WATER.



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

SHATTUC...OKAWVILLE...NEW MEMPHIS...NEW BADEN...IRVINGTON...

GERMANTOWN...CARLYLE...BREESE...BOULDER...BECKEMEYER...AVISTON AND

ALBERS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING.  MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES...SO DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER WATER COVERED 

BRIDGES...OR THROUGH LOW WATER CROSSINGS.  



LAT...LON 3706 9097 3759 9132 3759 9117 3774 9115

      3774 9066 3808 9064 3801 9062 3813 9006

      3823 9002 3822 8972 3865 8971 3874 8915

      3821 8915 3822 8959 3781 8969 3788 8993

      3764 9016 3732 9015 3727 9074 3706 9079

TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 180DEG 0KT 3836 8945



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