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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

815 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2002



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

UNTIL 11 PM CDT...



AT 815 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED JUST NORTH OF CHRISTIAN AND 

SHELBY COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL

ACROSS PARTS OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY INTO NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY. MORE

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THIS AREA

UNTIL 11 PM. HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.  



FLOODING WAS REPORTED BETWEEN 6 AND 630 PM ON A FEW ROADS IN

TAYLORVILLE OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND WESTERVELT IN SHELBY COUNTY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE HOW

MUCH WATER COVERS ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



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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