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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

847 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  SOUTHERN REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT TUESDAY



* AT 842 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE   

  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN 

  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS 

  THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. 



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

  ANNAPOLIS...ELLINGTON...GARWOOD AND REYNOLDS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

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

NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 ONLY TAKES 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 3705 9097 3709 9098 3710 9103 3716 9105

      3716 9107 3720 9111 3720 9114 3725 9114

      3726 9117 3741 9118 3740 9055 3727 9055

      3727 9074 3717 9074 3714 9078 3705 9079



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