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WGUS73 KLSX 061149
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
649 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
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WASHINGTON MO-
649 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
AT 649 AM CDT, MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED ACROSS WASHINGTON
COUNTY. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS
ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
POTOSI, ANTHONIES MILL, MINERAL POINT, OLD MINES, RICHWOODS, LATTY,
SHIRLEY AND CADET.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...
WASHINGTON STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
LAT...LON 3786 9064 3790 9110 3820 9110 3820 9078
3810 9068 3809 9068 3809 9069 3808 9068
3809 9066 3810 9066 3809 9065 3808 9066
3808 9064
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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