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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

233 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2002



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

COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...



AT 233 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM WINCHESTER EAST

TO SPRINGFIELD. DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES SINCE NOON INDICATE THAT

FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THIS AREA...WITH THE POTENTIAL

FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH THROUGH 430 PM. RADAR WAS SHOWING

A DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS TO OUR

WEST...HOWEVER...THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE FLOOD THREAT IN OUR AREA WILL

DECREASE 



IF YOUR ARE 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.

ERS THE ROADS.



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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