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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

646 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

  IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 645 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

  EXTENDING FROM IRON COUNTY SOUTHWESTWARD INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS.

  IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE FOUND AHEAD OF THIS

  COMPLEX OVER STE GENEVIEVE AND AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. MODERATE TO

  OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS COMPLEX AS

  IT SPREADS NORTHEASTWARD THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THE THUNDERSTORMS

  WILL PRODUCE BRIEF...YET INTENSE RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 2

  INCHES AN HOUR OVER GROUND THAT IS SATURATED...CAUSING IMMEDIATE

  RUN OFF THAT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE

  AFFECTING TILDEN...STEELEVILLE...SPARTA...PERCY...EVANSVILLE...

  COULTERVILLE...CHESTER...BREMEN...BALDWIN...WOMAC...WEINGARTEN...

  VIBURNUM...STE. GENEVIEVE...ST. MARY...ROSELLE...ROCKY RIDGE...

  PILOT KNOB...PARK HILLS...OATES...LEADWOOD...KNOB LICK...JUNCTION

  CITY...IRONTON...IRONDALE...IRON MOUNTAIN...FREDERICKTOWN...

  FARMINGTON...DESLOGE...COFFMAN...BONNE TERRE...BLOOMSDALE...

  BIXBY...BISMARCK...BELLEVIEW AND ARCADIA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE 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 3721 9115 3749 9123 3750 9132 3757 9133

      3760 9118 3772 9116 3774 9111 3807 9024

      3822 8981 3821 8960 3794 8960 3782 8967

      3789 8984 3787 8993 3765 9014 3732 9014

      3731 9054 3727 9073 3706 9078 3705 9097

TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 180DEG 0KT 3751 9083



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