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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1258 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SANGAMON...MORGAN AND SCOTT

COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...



AT 100 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING FROM NEAR WINCHESTER 

EAST TO SHERMAN. DOPPLER 3 HOURLY RAINFALL ESTIMATES SINCE 1100 AM 

RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN 

LINCOLN...1.31 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST SIX HOURS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE

TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED

AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.



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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