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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1000 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF

I-70...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES...EFFINGHAM...CUMBERLAND...CLARK...JASPER...CRAWFORD...

CLAY...RICHLAND AND LAWRENCE. SOME CITIES WITHIN THE WATCH AREA

INCLUDE EFFINGHAM...MARTINSVILLE...FLORA...ROBINSON...OLNEY AND

LAWRENCEVILLE.



A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH INTO ILLINOIS AND COLLIDING WITH A

TROPICAL AIR MASS WILL GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR COULD LEAD TO

FLASH FLOODING IN AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70. PARTS OF THIS AREA

ALREADY EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS

AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE

IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED

FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH

FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

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