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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

516 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008



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ADAMS IL-MARION MO-SHELBY MO-LEWIS MO-KNOX MO-

516 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR

KNOX...LEWIS...SHELBY...MARION AND ADAMS COUNTIES...



AT 515 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

SHOW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

STEFFENVILLE...MENDON...GOLDEN...CLAYTON...CAMP POINT...PLEVNA...

LEWISTOWN...LA GRANGE...LA BELLE...KNOX CITY...EWING...EDINA...COLONY

AND CANTON.



ADDITIONALLY...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES IN KNOX 

AND SHELBY COUNTIES.  HIGHWAY 15 JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 156 IN KNOX 

COUNTY WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTY ROAD M 

JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD BB IN SHELBY COUNTY WAS CLOSED.  WATER WAS 

ALSO REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 16 IN LEWIS COUNTY BETWEEN MONTICELLO AND 

CANTON.



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. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF 

FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY 

CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 4023 9149 4020 9150 4019 9093 3978 9093

      3977 9137 3973 9137 3970 9136 3966 9229

      4030 9234

TIME...MOT...LOC 1016Z 180DEG 0KT 3997 9169



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