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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

920 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MACON COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM

CDT...



AT 917 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVING BACK INTO MACON COUNTY...INCLUDING 

DECATUR. LATEST REPORTS FROM THE MACON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 

INDICATE SOME MINOR FLOODING STILL LINGERING ON AREA ROADS. 



MODERATE RAINS THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM...MAY ALLOW FLOODING TO PERSIST 

ACROSS THE AREA. THESE RAINS WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY AS THE EARLIER 

RAINFALL.



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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