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FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO945 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2008...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI...MISSOURI RIVER AT JEFFERSON CITYMISSOURI RIVER NEAR CHAMOISMISSOURI RIVER AT GASCONADEMISSOURI RIVER AT HERMANNMISSOURI RIVER AT WASHINGTONMISSOURI RIVER AT ST. CHARLESTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FOLLOW UPSTATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLESTHROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFEPASSAGE.THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION ISAVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWERCASE/MOC027-051-200245-/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0269.000000T0000Z-080920T1415Z//JFFM7.2.ER.080914T1200Z.080915T1645Z.080919T1415Z.NO/945 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2008THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FORTHE MISSOURI RIVER AT JEFFERSON CITY* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.* AT 9:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.4 FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING.* IMPACT...AT 24.5 FEET...THE KATY TRAIL FLOODS NEAR ROCHEPORT.* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...300 ACRES ARE FLOODED.* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.$$