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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

907 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2001



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

COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM CDT...



AS OF 850 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED OVER THE AREA BUT FLOODING IS 

CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING. RUNOFF FROM THE 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A FLASH 

FLOODING PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS SCOTT...MORGAN AND 

SANGAMON.



AT 845 AM...ILLINOIS POLICE DISTRICT 9 REPORTED THAT I-55 WAS CLOSED 

ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES NEAR MILE MARKER 81...BETWEEN AUBURN AND 

DIVERNON.



SANGAMON COUNTY ESDA REPORTED THAT UP TO 14 HOMES WERE EVACUATED IN 

DIVERNON THIS MORNING DUE TO FLOODING FROM A LOCAL CREEK WITH 

SANDBAGGING EFFORTS UNDERWAY.



SCOTT COUNTY ESDA REPORTED THAT MANY ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY HIGH 

WATER OVERNIGHT...BUT NOW IS STARTING TO RECEDE. ILLINOIS ROUTE 100 

NORTH OF THE JUNCTION OF ILLINOIS ROUTES 106 AND 100 IS STILL CLOSED 

DUE TO HIGH WATER. ALSO...NUMEROUS BASEMENTS ARE EXPERIENCING 

FLOODING PROBLEMS.



MORGAN COUNTY ESDA REPORTED THAT ROUTE 104 NEAR PISGAH AND ROUTE 267 

NEAR MURRAYVILLE ARE BOTH STILL CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATERS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE

TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED

AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.



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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BYRD



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