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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

530 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DE WITT COUNTY UNTIL 7 PM

CDT...



AT 530 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SINCE 2 

PM...RADAR ESTIMATED MANY LOCATIONS RECEIVING BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES 

OF RAINFALL...SOUTH OF ROUTE 54 FROM KENNEY TO FARMER CITY. 



ALTHOUGH THE RAINS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...REMAIN ALERT FOR 

RISING WATER LEVELS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN SOMETIMES TAKE SEVERAL 

HOURS TO RUN OFF INTO LOW LYING AREAS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...REMAIN ALERT FOR RISING WATER LEVELS.  

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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