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RWUS32 KSPI 170747

FFSSPI

ILZ057-170800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

246 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EDGAR COUNTY HAS BEING ALLOWED TO

EXPIRE...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL HAS 

ENDING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLOOD THREAT DIMINISHING. 

WATER MAY REMAIN ACROSS SOME ROADWAYS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS 

...BUT THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TODAY AND 

TONIGHT. SATURATED GROUNDS WILL LIKELY BE UNABLE TO ABSORB THE 

ADDTIONAL RAINFALL...RESULTING IN A RISK FOR MORE FLOODING LATER 

TODAY. STAY TUNED FOR LATER WARNINGS.



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