
890 
WGUS73 KPAH 241234
FFSPAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
734 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

ILC003-087-153-181-MOC017-023-031-035-181-201-207-223-241315-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110424T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PULASKI IL-ALEXANDER IL-JOHNSON IL-UNION IL-STODDARD MO-SCOTT MO-
WAYNE MO-BOLLINGER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARTER MO-BUTLER MO-RIPLEY MO-
734 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR
UNION...JOHNSON...ALEXANDER AND PULASKI COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND RIPLEY...BUTLER...CARTER...CAPE GIRARDEAU...
BOLLINGER...WAYNE...SCOTT AND STODDARD COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...

AT 730 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE FLOOD 
WATERS WERE RECEDING AND SOME ROADS WERE BEING REOPENED. 
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME.

HOWEVER WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND 
TONIGHT...THE INCIDENT COMMAND POST WILL REMAIN OPEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A 
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER 
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3708 9122 3705 9079 3727 9074 3731 9015
      3760 9015 3760 8871 3734 8872 3734 8891
      3723 8893 3708 8916 3699 8914 3709 8930
      3700 8926 3686 8970 3663 8972 3663 9015
      3650 9023 3649 9113 3682 9112 3683 9123

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