Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS St. Louis, MO

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WGUS73 KLSX 271608
FFSLSX
ILC001-009-149-MOC103-111-127-137-163-173-205-271745-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1107 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PIKE...BROWN...AND ADAMS 
COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS...AND MONROE...RALLS...MARION...SHELBY...LEWIS 
AND KNOX COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...

AT 11 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND 
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.  THE HEAVY RAIN WAS CONCENTRATED IN A 20 MILE 
WIDE BAND THAT EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTHWEST OF PARIS...THROUGH 
MONROE CITY AND HANNIBAL...TO NEAR MOUNT STERLING.

THE TORRENTIAL RAINS OF THIS MORNING HAS FLOODED MANY ROADS AND 
DITCHES.  LAW ENFORCMENT REPORTS IN KNOX COUNTY...ROUTE E SOUTH OF 
KNOX CITY...AND HIGHWAY 151 SOUTH OF NOVELTY...ARE BOTH CLOSED.  IN 
QUINCY...AND IN THE KINDERHOOK AREA OF PIKE COUNTY ILLINOIS...SOME 
FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY.  THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN 
WILL BE FROM NEAR PARIS...THROUGH THE MARK TWAIN LAKE AND QUINCY 
AREAS...TO NEAR MOUNT STERLING.  IN THIS NARROW AREA...ADDITIONAL 
RAINS OF ONE...TO POSSIBLY 2 INCHES...MAY OCCUR. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. AVOID BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR OTHER LOW LYING AREAS...AND NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS
WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER
SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID
CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.

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TRUETT

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WGUS73 KLSX 271748
FFSLSX
ILC001-009-149-MOC103-111-127-137-163-173-205-271800-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1245 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PIKE...BROWN...AND ADAMS COUNTIES IN 
ILLINOIS...AND MONROE...RALLS...MARION...SHELBY...LEWIS AND KNOX 
COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...HAS EXPIRED...

RAINFALL OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS 
DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY SINCE 11 AM...WHICH HAS ALLEVIATED  
THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT FOR THE TIME BEING.  

HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL 
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  THIS RAIN...COMBINED WITH THE 
WET GROUND...MAKES ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...AND THOSE 
LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE OR LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR 
WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

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TRUETT