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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

152 PM CDT MON MAY 6 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EFFINGHAM...CRAWFORD AND

JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...



AT 150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

MODERATE RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS EFFINGHAM...JASPER AND CRAWFORD 

COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA SINCE LATE MORNING. THE 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END BY 3 PM...WITH THE FLOOD THREAT DIMINISHING 

TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON. 



EFFINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF AND CRAWFORD COUNTY ESDA REPORTED FLOODING 

ON RURAL ROADWAYS SHORTLY AFTER 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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