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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

240 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CASS COUNTY UNTIL 500 AM

CDT...



AT 236 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE AREA...WITH

MAINLY A LIGHT RAIN NOW FALLING. RADAR IS ESTIMATING RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES COMMON ACROSS THE COUNTY SINCE THE RAIN 

BEGAN LAST EVENING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE 

WEST...NEAR THE BEARDSTOWN AREA. THE BEARDSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT 

REPORTED THAT THE FLOODING OF AREA ROADS WAS CONTINUING TO SUBSIDE.



THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS 

MORNING ALLOWING ANY LINGERING FLOODING TO CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. 



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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