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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

547 AM CDT WED JUL 30 2008



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BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONROE MO-SHELBY MO-

547 AM CDT WED JUL 30 2008



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

SHELBY...MONROE...AUDRAIN AND NORTHERN BOONE COUNTIES...



SEVERAL WAVES OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED 

THROUGH THE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THIS AREA...AND MORE IS ON THE 

WAY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  



THE AUDRAIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS THAT SEVERAL ROADS IN THE 

COUNTY ARE WATER COVERED.  SINCE THE GROUND IS EXTREMELY SATURATED 

ITS LIKELY THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON NUMEROUS ROADS THROUGHOUT 

THE WARNING AREA.     



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

SHELBYVILLE...SHELBINA...SANTA FE...PARIS...MONROE CITY...MAUD...

MADISON...GRANVILLE...EMDEN AND CLARENCE.



REMEMBER THAT MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS. IF YOU DO COME ACROSS A ROAD THAT HAS BEEN INUNDATED BY 

FLOOD WATERS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE TO YOUR 

DESTINATION.  NO TRIP IS WORTH YOUR LIFE. 



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 3925 9244 3925 9230 3995 9229 3995 9185

      3966 9185 3966 9172 3934 9173 3933 9171

      3932 9167 3932 9144 3915 9142 3915 9164

      3906 9165 3907 9213 3898 9257



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