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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1242 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  COLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

  MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 830 AM CDT



* AT 1230 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE  

  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR   

  ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FLASH         

  FLOODING.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

  ASHLAND...CALIFORNIA...CENTRALIA...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY...

  TIPTON...BRAZITO...CENTERTOWN...CLARKSBURG...EASLEY...HALLSVILLE...

  HICKORY HILL...HIGH POINT...JAMESTOWN...MCGIRK...MIDWAY...MURRY...

  ROCHEPORT...RUSSELLVILLE...ST. MARTINS...ST. THOMAS...STURGEON...

  TAOS AND WARDSVILLE.



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.



&&



LAT...LON 3869 9263 3890 9251 3900 9257 3925 9243

      3924 9211 3881 9214 3869 9222 3858 9217

      3856 9203 3860 9195 3855 9203 3847 9204

      3847 9217 3839 9212 3833 9220 3834 9241

      3842 9240 3843 9263 3860 9284 3867 9285



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