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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

615 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES 

UNTIL 11 PM CDT...



AT 615 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED HEAVY RAINS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES HAVE DRIFTED SLOWLY INTO THE 

NORTHEAST PARTS OF THESE TWO COUNTIES. MORE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS

COULD AFFECT THESE COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM...WITH THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT

CONTINUING THIS EVENING. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS

ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CHRISTIAN INTO NORTHERN SHELBY

COUNTIES. TAYLORVILLE RECEIVED 2.3 INCHES OF RAIN IN JUST 40 MINUTES. 

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. 



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A

FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN

RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



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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