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FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO937 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008ILC001-009-013-061-083-117-119-133-149-157-163-MOC007-019-027-051-055-071-073-093-099-103-111-113-123-127-135-137-139-151-163-173-179-183-186-187-189-205-219-221-510-151430-/O.NEW.KLSX.FA.W.0043.080915T0237Z-080915T1430Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/937 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD WARNING FOR...AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURIBOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURICALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURICOLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURIMONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURIOSAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURICRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIFRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIGASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIJEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURILINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIMONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIWARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIWASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURIKNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURILEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURIMARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURIMONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURIPIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURIRALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURISHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURIIRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURIMADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURIREYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURIST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURISTE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURICALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOISGREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOISJERSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOISMACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOISMADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOISMONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOISRANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOISST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOISADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOISBROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOISPIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS* UNTIL 930 AM CDT MONDAY* AT 930 PM CDT...RUNOFF FROM THE TORRENTIAL RAINS OF SATURDAY NIGHTAND THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FLOODING PROBLEMS THROUGHOUTMUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ANDSOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATES THAT DOZENS OFROADS REMAIN CLOSED THIS EVENING DUE TO FLOODING...AND THISFLOODING WILL POSE A VERY DEFINITE HAZARD OVERNIGHT. DARKNESSOFTEN OBSCURES THE DANGERS OF FLOODING...SO USE CAUTION IF YOU AREPLANNING TO DRIVE INTO FLOOD PRONE AREAS.IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THAT MOTORISTS MUST AVOID ROADS THATARE COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS. DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS IS THENUMBER ONE CAUSE OF FLOOD-RELATED DEATHS. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATETHE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWINGWATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT BECOME ASTATISTIC...IF YOU COME UPON A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND ANDFIND ANOTHER ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION. NO TRIP IS WORTH YOURLIFE!AS THE RUNOFF FLOWS INTO AREA RIVERS OVERNIGHT...SMALLER CREEKSAND STREAMS WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE...BUT FLOODING WILL PERSIST ONTHE LARGER RIVERS AND STREAMS.THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE CITIESOF...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...MEXICO...EDINA...UNION...ST. LOUIS METRO AREA...CUBA...FARMINGTON...BELLEVILLE...AND CARLINVILLE.LAT...LON 3720 9114 3754 9133 3769 9117 3779 91543828 9166 3834 9241 3860 9284 3869 92623925 9243 3925 9227 4030 9235 4020 90923999 9052 3953 9058 3953 8970 3795 89603765 9019 3731 9015 3727 9073 3705 9079$$TRUETT