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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

100 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2001



...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS IS

EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS LATE

SUNDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WAS

STREAMING NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER OHIO VALLEY

SETTING THE STAGE FOR AN ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT THIS

WEEKEND.



RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA INTO AT LEAST MONDAY

MORNING...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING AT TIMES AS THE LOW DRAWS

CLOSER LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST

NORTHWEST OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW...WHICH WOULD PUT SOUTHEAST

ILLINOIS IN LINE FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36

HOURS. SINCE THIS AREA RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE PAST

SEVERAL DAYS...ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE ALREADY SWOLLEN

RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS

CONCERNING THIS FLOOD THREAT. IF YOU LIVE NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS...

BE ALERT FOR RISING RIVER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AND BE

PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF FLOODING DOES OCCUR.



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