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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

955 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2002



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

COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...



AT 955 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

MODERATE RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SCOTT COUNTY...WITH 

HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOUTHERN MORGAN AND SOUTHERN SANGAMON COUNTIES. 

RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 9 AM AND

10 AM ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY...WHERE

MODERATE RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 11 AM. IN MORGAN AND SANGAMON 

COUNTIES...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES THROUGH 11 AM. THE AREA OF 

HEAVY RAIN IS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A JACKSONVILLE TO CHATHAM 

LINE...WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

NOON.



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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PLAHMER

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