
620 
WGUS73 KPAH 241101
FFSPAH

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

ILC003-087-153-181-MOC017-023-031-035-181-201-207-223-241315-
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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-
601 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 554 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 
CONTINUED IN POPLAR BLUFF.

EVEN THOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAD EXITED THE AREA...RUNOFF FROM THE 
RAINS OVERNIGHT CONTINUED TO FLOOD NUMEROUS STREETS. THIS PROMPTED 
SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES. AN INCIDENT COMMAND POST HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED 
TO MONITOR AND MITIGATE THE FLOODING WITH PUMPS AND BARRICADES. 
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. 

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE CONSIDERABLY BY LATE MORNING. IN 
CONTRAST...REDEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND POSSIBLY SOME SEVERE STORMS 
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE 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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