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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1022 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHAMPAIGN AND VERMILION

COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CST...



AT 1015 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

CHAMPAIGN AND VERMILION COUNTIES. AT 955 PM...THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY 

SHERIFF REPORTED WATER OVER ANOTHER ROAD IN THE COUNTY...DEWEY ROAD 

LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF FISHER. SIGNS HAD BEEN POSTED TO STOP VEHICLE 

TRAFFIC THROUGH THE FLOODED AREA. 



NWS DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THAT ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE FLOOD PRONE AREAS...

FINALLY DIMINISHING BY AROUND 2 AM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 

AROUND 1/2 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRIGGER 

FLASH FLOODING IN THE REGION.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A

FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN

RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE HOW

MUCH WATER COVERS ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY

TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.



GOETSCH



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