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| Access roads at Finger Lake State Park were completely submerged by 5:45 p.m. Monday evening, leaving one route in and out of the park. |
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| Drainage creeks were stretched to capacity as lake runoff poured into the streambed. Park rangers could not be contacted to determine how much the lake had risen. |
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| At 2:30 p.m. on Monday, law enforcement officials had declared a flash flood warning for Boone County. Secondary roads, such as Friendship Church Road, were covered by 4:00 p.m. |
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| A flash flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. During such conditions, motorists are urged not to cross swiftly flowing water of an unknown depth. |
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| The National Weather Service says that it only takes two feet of flowing water to carry away an automobile during a flood. |
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| Some motorists chanced the flooded roads before conditions worsened. |
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