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WGUS73 KLSX 240101

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

801 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008



MOC051-240315-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0094.000000T0000Z-080824T0315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

COLE MO-

801 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR

CENTRAL COLE COUNTY...



AT 748 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE THAT 

THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAD PRODUCED COPIOUS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 

CENTRAL COLE COUNTY HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AND DRIFTED SLIGHTLY 

TO THE WEST. 



CONTINUED WEAKENING AND DISSIPATION OF THE STORMS IS EXPECTED BY 9 

PM. 



HOWEVER...RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 5 AND 6 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL COLE COUNTY...AROUND THE 

TOWN OF BRAZITO...AREAS TO THE NORTHEAST FOR A FEW MILES ALONG 

US-54...AND AREAS TO THE EAST TOWARDS WARDSVILLE. 



THE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO PRIMARILY FLOW INTO THE 

MOREAU RIVER...AND SO INTERESTS ALONG THE MOREAU RIVER...NAMELY FROM 

US-54 EASTWARD TO WHERE IT JOINS THE MISSOURI RIVER...WILL WANT TO 

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO RIVER RISES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 



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.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 3853 9227 3857 9212 3847 9214 3847 9217

      3844 9216 3843 9215 3840 9216 3840 9237



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TES

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000 

WGUS73 KLSX 240101

FFSLSX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

801 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008



MOC051-240315-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0094.000000T0000Z-080824T0315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

COLE MO-

801 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR

CENTRAL COLE COUNTY...



AT 748 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE THAT 

THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAD PRODUCED COPIOUS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 

CENTRAL COLE COUNTY HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AND DRIFTED SLIGHTLY 

TO THE WEST. 



CONTINUED WEAKENING AND DISSIPATION OF THE STORMS IS EXPECTED BY 9 

PM. 



HOWEVER...RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 5 AND 6 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL COLE COUNTY...AROUND THE 

TOWN OF BRAZITO...AREAS TO THE NORTHEAST FOR A FEW MILES ALONG 

US-54...AND AREAS TO THE EAST TOWARDS WARDSVILLE. 



THE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO PRIMARILY FLOW INTO THE 

MOREAU RIVER...AND SO INTERESTS ALONG THE MOREAU RIVER...NAMELY FROM 

US-54 EASTWARD TO WHERE IT JOINS THE MISSOURI RIVER...WILL WANT TO 

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO RIVER RISES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 



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.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



LAT...LON 3853 9227 3857 9212 3847 9214 3847 9217

      3844 9216 3843 9215 3840 9216 3840 9237



$$



TES

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