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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

515 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN CHAMPAIGN AND 

NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM CDT...



RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN CHAMPAIGN AND 

NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES LAST EVENING ARE CONTINUING TO RUN OFF. 

ALTHOUGH THE RAINS HAVE ENDED...LINGERING FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY 

EARLY THIS MORNING. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE HOW MUCH 

WATER COVERS ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



REPORT 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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