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IAZ088-091800-



RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

754 AM CST FRI FEB 9 2001



...FLOODING ALONG CEDAR CREEK NEAR OAKLAND MILLS...



RUN OFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN OVER NIGHT HAS CAUSED CEDAR CREEK AT OAKLAND

MILLS TO RISE RAPIDLY OUT OF ITS BANKS THIS MORNING.  THE STAGE AT

730 AM WAS 17.3 FEET.  AT 15 FEET WATER COVERS AGRICULTURAL LAND AND AT

17 FEET WATER BEGINS FLOWING OVER SOME BRIDGES ON SECONDARY ROADS IN

THE AREA.



SHOULD THE RIVER GO OVER 18 FEET...THEN WATER WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT SOME

BUILDINGS.  IF YOU LIVE NEAR CEDAR CREEK YOU SHOULD MONITOR TO THE

RIVER LEVEL CLOSELY THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY.



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