Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS St. Louis, MO

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WGUS73 KLSX 101044
FFSLSX
MOC007-019-101245-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
533 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BOONE AND AUDRAIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 AM CDT...

AT 533 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF 
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING EAST TO WEST ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI. HEAVY 
RAIN HAS ACCOMPANIED THESE STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN BOONE AND WESTERN 
AUDRAIN COUNTIES. 

DOPPLER ESTIMATES INDICATE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTHWEST
OF HALLSVILLE WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN AUDRAIN COUNTY TO THE
WEST OF MEXICO. 

ANOTHER STRONG STORM HAS DEVELOPED TO THE SOUTHWEST IN MONITEAU 
COUNTY AND WILL BE MOVING INTO BOONE COUNTY BETWEEN 600 AND 630 AM.  
IN ADDITION A LINE OF THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 80 MILES TO THE WEST WILL 
BE MOVING EAST INTO THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 700 AND 800 AM CDT 
BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINS TO THE AREA.

RAINFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES EARLY THIS MORNING AND FLASH 
FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY.  THE SOIL IS SATURATED AND HAS NOWHERE TO 
GO.  NIGHTTIME REPORTS ARE COMING IN SLOWLY...BUT TRUST YOUR 
JUDGEMENT AND DO NOT BE IN AREAS SUBJECT TO RISING WATER THIS 
MORNING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.

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PEDIGO

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WGUS73 KLSX 101122
FFSLSX
MOC007-019-101245-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
607 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BOONE AND AUDRAIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM CDT...

AT 607 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF 
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COVERED BOONE AND AUDRAIN COUNTIES. THIS IS THE 
THIRD CLUSTER OF STORMS TO PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. DOPPLER 
PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN BOONE 
COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 300 AM WITH 2 
TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AUDRAIN COUNTY. 

ANOTHER ROUND OF COPIOUS RAINFALL WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS 
AUDRAIN COUNTY BETWEEN 615 AND 730 AM WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL...MAKING RAINFALL TOTALS LOCALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES. THIS HAS
DETERIORATED INTO A VERY SERIOUS FLOOD EPISODE AND AREAS THAT 
NORMALLY DO NOT FLOOD WILL BECOME INUNDATED. 

MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE THIS MORNING.  CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE 
GOING TO RISE UNBELIEVEABLY FAST.  

THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN CALLED TO HELP 
CLOSE ROADS...BUT DO NOT COUNT ON THAT. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH 
FLOWING WATER.  IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHAT TO DO CALL 9 1 1. 

IN BOONE COUNTY THE RAIN WILL END FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BUT WATERS
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE QUICKLY. BE CAREFUL

RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING SITUATION FOR SOME AREAS 
OF AUDRAIN AND BOONE COUNTY TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR 
LIFE. DO NOT CROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS OR ENTER ANY AREA WITH 
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER. PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE OR LOW-LYING AREAS 
NEED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.

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