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FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO824 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER...NEAR CHAMOIS AFFECTING CALLAWAY AND OSAGE COUNTIESAT GASCONADE AFFECTING GASCONADE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIESAT HERMANN AFFECTING GASCONADE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIESAT WASHINGTON AFFECTING FRANKLIN AND WARREN COUNTIESAT ST. CHARLES AFFECTING ST. CHARLES AND ST. LOUIS COUNTIES.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF UPWARDS OF 0.05 INCHES OFPRECIPITATION THE PAST 24 HOURS AND UPWARDS OF 0.10 INCHES FORECASTIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION ANDISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS 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/MOC027-151-220124-/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0270.000000T0000Z-080922T1400Z//CMSM7.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080916T0200Z.080921T0200Z.NO/824 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FORTHE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR CHAMOIS* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.* AT 7:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 (ESTIMATED) FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOWFLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE: LOWER LYING BOTTOM LAND BEGINSTO FLOOD.$$