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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

755 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR COLES...CUMBERLAND AND

EFFINGHAM COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...



AT 750 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS THE 

AREA. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 

TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA 

THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM. 



THROUGH 750 AM...NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. 

ALTHOUGH...FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE HEAVIER 

RAINFALL RATES. 



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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