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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

316 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR KNOX AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL

600 AM CDT...



AT 316 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING OVER MOST OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WITH 

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA WITHIN

THE NEXT 2 HOURS. NEAR 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 9 

PM. AT 235 AM...CANTON ESDA REPORTED SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN TOWN



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

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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED

AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.



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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