Baring Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1023 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT FRIDAY
* FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE CONTINUING TO BE REPORTED ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA.  EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS MOSTLY ENDED...THIS
  FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO THE
  COPIOUS AMOUNT OF RAIN WHICH FELL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
  CONTINUE TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...MONITOR STREAM AND RIVER
  LEVELS CLOSELY...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF
  NECESSARY.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE CITIES OF...
CANTON...EDINA...HANNIBAL...MONROE CITY...PALMYRA...PARIS...
SANTA FE...AND SHELBINA.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4030 9196 4026 9195 4025 9150 4013 9152
      4000 9149 3993 9143 3987 9145 3980 9138
      3972 9137 3962 9127 3954 9132 3946 9147
      3932 9144 3935 9231 3993 9228 3996 9229
      3996 9235 4030 9235
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CARNEY

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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 418 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...ADAMS IL...BROWN IL...CALHOUN IL AND
  PIKE IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN...BOONE...CALLAWAY...KNOX...
  LEWIS...LINCOLN...MARION...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...PIKE...RALLS
  AND SHELBY.
* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL
  MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AGAIN TODAY AND
  TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
  WILL MOVE OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES OF
  RAINFALL ON THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF KNOX...
  SHELBY AND MONROE COUNTIES. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSING
  SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG PARTS OF THE NORTH...SALT...MIDDLE
  FABIUS AND SOUTH FABIUS RIVERS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE
AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
$$
TILLY

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