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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

738 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2002



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

AND SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM CDT...



AT 735 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH THE RAINS ARE TAPERING OFF...WATER WILL 

CONTINUE TO RUN OFF INTO LOW LYING AREAS WITH FLOODING PERSISTING. 

REPORTS FROM LOCAL SHERIFF OFFICES INDICATE NUMEROUS ROADS STILL 

FLOODED AND EVEN CLOSED IN SPOTS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE 

THROUGH 10 AM.



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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