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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
945 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT 
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN ILLINOIS...
RANDOLPH AND WASHINGTON

IN MISSOURI...
CRAWFORD...IRON...MADISON...REYNOLDS...ST. FRANCOIS...STE. GENEVIEVE
AND WASHINGTON

SOME CITIES IN THIS FLOOD WATCH INCLUDE CHESTER AND NASHVILLE IN
ILLINOIS AND STEELVILLE...POTOSI AND FARMINGTON IN MISSOURI.

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS 
AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI EAST INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF KENTUCKY AND
TENNESSEE.  THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT 
SLOWLY NORTHWARD TONIGHT.  THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE 
OF DUMPING A LOT OF RAIN IN A SHORT TIME DUE TO THEIR SLOW MOVEMENT.
THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN OVER AREAS WHICH HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF RAINFALL 
DURING THE PAST TWO DAYS WILL ADD TO THE THREAT OF FLOODING.

THOUGH THE FLOOD WATCH IS ONLY IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT RESIDENTS OF THE
WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ACTIVELY AWARE OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS 
AND FORECASTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FOR THE REST OF THE LABOR DAY 
WEEKEND AS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS 
ARE ADVISED TO CAREFULLY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WATER 
LEVELS...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS 
ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

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GKS