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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1001 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WOODFORD COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM

CDT...



AT 1001 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING SOUTHEAST OF A EL PASO TO CONGERVILLE LINE.

RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN THIS AREA RANGE FROM 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OVER

THE PAST HOUR. RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE A WEAKENING TREND IN 

THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PAST HALF HOUR AND THE BULK OF THE

STRONGER STORMS HAVE SHIFTED OUT OF THE COUNTY...HOWEVER...DO NOT

LET YOUR GUARD DOWN...THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT IS STILL VERY REAL IN 

THIS AREA 



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.



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND

NEARBY FARMLAND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON COUNTY ROADS AND IN LOW

LYING AREAS. NEVER CROSS AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADS.



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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