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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

322 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MASON...LOGAN...SCHUYLER...

MENARD AND CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...



AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING FROM RUSHVILLE EASTWARD

TO LINCOLN. DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE GENERALLY AROUND AN

INCH...HOWEVER...ISOLATED TWO INCH AMOUNTS WERE INDICATED ACROSS

EXTREME NORTHWEST LOGAN COUNTY. RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW PRECIPITATION

DECREASING IN COVERAGE OUT TO OUR WEST...BUT EVEN WHEN THE RAINFALL

ENDS...THE FLOODING THREAT WILL CONTINUE. 



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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