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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

833 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

  NORTHWESTERN RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

  ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 230 AM CDT MONDAY



* AT 828 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING   

  OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES 

  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITHIN THE PAST HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL   

  CONTINUE TO AFFECT THIS AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH AN 

  ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. 



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

  AFFECTING CAMP POINT...MENDON...GOLDEN...LEWISTOWN...LA GRANGE...LA

  BELLE AND CANTON.



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. 



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 4025 9153 4020 9150 4020 9092 4011 9092

      4011 9070 4005 9068 4003 9061 3998 9060

      3999 9052 3997 9052 3984 9058 3985 9092

      3977 9092 3976 9137 3973 9137 3969 9132

      3966 9185 3995 9185 3995 9196 4026 9195



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