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FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO1223 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI..BOURBEUSE RIVER AT UNIONMERAMEC RIVER NEAR SULLIVANMERAMEC RIVER AT PACIFICMERAMEC RIVER NEAR EUREKAMERAMEC RIVER AT VALLEY PARKMERAMEC RIVER NEAR ARNOLD.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS BASED ON THE RESIDUAL EFFECTS FROM THE MOSTRECENT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT.PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPINGSITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTSCHANGE.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/MOC055-221-171723-/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0294.000000T0000Z-080917T2108Z//SLLM7.1.ER.080915T2302Z.080916T0930Z.080916T2108Z.NO/1223 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FORTHE MERAMEC RIVER NEAR SULLIVAN* UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.* AT 11:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGELATER TODAY.* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. RIVERCOTTAGES BEGIN TO FLOOD.$$