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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

557 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2002



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

UNTIL 11 PM CDT...



AT 555 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED HEAVY RAINS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

SCOTT AND MORGAN COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON HAVE TEMPORARILY ENDED 

ACROSS THE COUNTIES. HOWEVER...MORE SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE 

EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING...WITH THE FLASH 

FLOOD THREAT CONTINUING. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UPWARDS OF 4 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS NORTHERN SCOTT AND MORGAN COUNTIES 

TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RAPIDLY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



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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