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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Franklin County in east central Missouri...
  Jefferson County in east central Missouri...
  Southwestern Saint Louis County in east central Missouri...
  Northwestern Washington County in east central Missouri...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 1248 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Arnold, Festus, Union, Eureka, Pacific, De Soto, Pevely, Crystal
  City, St. Clair, Herculaneum, Hillsboro, Byrnes Mill, Cedar Hill,
  High Ridge, Gray Summit, Antonia, Villa Ridge, Murphy, Barnhart
  and Oakville.

This includes the following State Parks...
Mastodon Historic Site, Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site,
Gov. Dunklin`s Grave Historic Site and Robertsville State Park.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 242 and 253.
Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 174 and 191.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3821 9097 3851 9096 3848 9074 3850 9041
      3839 9034 3833 9037 3829 9037 3824 9036
      3819 9034 3811 9110 3820 9110

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Walsh