Flooding

Flash Flood Warning (Van Buren, Clark MO, Scotland MO)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
849 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KAHOKA…
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MEMPHIS…
SOUTHEASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT

* AT 845 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD FALLING ACROSS SCOTLAND AND CLARK COUNTIES…
AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PROSPECT
GROVE…KILWINNING…HITT…CHARLIE HEATH MEMORIAL CA…
CHAMBERSBURG…BROCK…AZEN AND ANSON.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING…ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.

DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FATALITIES OCCUR IN VEHICLES
SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS SHALLOW AS 1 FOOT.

IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A STREAM…CREEK OR OTHER LOW LYING AREA…
MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.