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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1215 PM CST THU MAR 15 2001



...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER 

INTO THIS EVENING...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR

PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WATCH

COVERS AREAS NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. THIS INCLUDES THE

COUNTIES OF...



KNOX...STARK...MARSHALL...PEORIA...FULTON...AND SCHUYLER.



A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE TO 

STRENGTHEN AND MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT. SO FAR... 

RAINFALL DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY LIGHT. 

HOWEVER...AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA LATER TODAY...THE 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT 

COULD MEASURE 1 TO 2 INCHES IN MANY LOCATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF 

THE RAIN AND ALREADY WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FLOODING OF LOW 

LYING AREAS POSSIBLE.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING OF LOW

LYING AREAS...INCLUDING RIVERS AND STREAMS. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA

THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING...BE SURE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION 

CAREFULLY AS THE PERSISTENT RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL 

UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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