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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

553 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SANGAMON...MORGAN...CHRISTIAN 

AND SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM CDT...



AT 550 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

REPORTS FROM COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICES INDICATE NUMEROUS ROADS BECOMING 

FLOODED AND EVEN CLOSED IN SPOTS. THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL GRADUALLY 

TAPER OFF THROUGH 9 AM. UNTIL THEN...FLOOD PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE TO 

INCREASE AS THE WATER RUNS OFF INTO LOW LYING AREAS AND STREAMS AND 

CREEKS. 



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. PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA 

NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AND BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODED 

ROADS. 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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