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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

203 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT



* AT 159 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR

  ESTIMATES MORE THAN 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER EASTERN KNOX  

  COUNTY AND MUCH OF MARION COUNTY OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS.            

  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL FALL AS MORE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO 

  MOVE OVER THE AREA.



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

  AFFECTING...COLONY...KNOX CITY...EDINA...LA BELLE...NEW            

  COURT...EWING...MONTICELLO...STEFFENVILLE...DURHAM...MAYWOOD...AND 

  CANTON...AND LA GRANGE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY 

PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE AREA.



LAT...LON 4030 9196 4026 9194 4025 9150 4006 9151

      3995 9145 3995 9234 4030 9235

TIME...MOT...LOC 0703Z 180DEG 0KT 4019 9195



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