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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

830 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOULTRIE...COLES AND CLARK

COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...



AT 830 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

HEAVY RAINS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS MOULTRIE...COLES AND CLARK

COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL

OVER PARTS OF THIS AREA. MORE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY

RAINS COULD DEVELOP THROUGH 11 PM AND CAUSE MORE FLASH FLOODING.



A FEW ROADS WERE FLOODED IN MATTOON IN COLES COUNTY AROUND 720 PM

AND ALONG ROUTE 1 NEAR WEST UNION IN CLARK COUNTY AT 740 PM.



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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