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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

1139 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 3 AM CDT...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 3 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR 

PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

NORTHERN DEKALB...WINNEBAGO...BOONE AND OGLE



IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

 MCHENRY



THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE WEAKENED BUT THEY

HAVE PRODUCE RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH IN 25 MINUTES. SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. THE THREAT OF FLASH

FLOODING OR FLOODING WITHIN 6 HOURS CONTINUES. THE FLASH FLOODING IS

EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOCALIZED. 



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE

WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK THEIR PREPAREDNESS

REQUIREMENTS AND KEEP INFORMED. BE READY TO EVACUATE OR TAKE OTHER

PRECAUTIONS IF FLOODING THREATENS.



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