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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1041 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MORGAN AND SCOTT COUNTIES

UNTIL 130 AM CDT...



AT 1037 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

AGAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF 

TO 1 INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.



SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF AT 1030 PM INDICATED NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED 

IN THE COUNTY...WITH THE SHERIFF ADVISING PEOPLE TO STAY HOME. 



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.



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GOETSCH



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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED FIRST PARAGRAPH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1041 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MORGAN AND SCOTT COUNTIES

UNTIL 130 AM CDT...



AT 1037 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF ONE HALF TO 1 INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.



SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF AT 1030 PM INDICATED NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED 

IN THE COUNTY...WITH THE SHERIFF ADVISING PEOPLE TO STAY HOME. 



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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