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ILZ033-039-231800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

915 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR 

SOUTHERN FORD AND SOUTHERN IROQUOIS COUNTIES...



COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS REPORT THAT NEARLY 5 AND ONE HALF INCHES OF 

RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS THE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT AND 

EARLY THIS MORNING.  



EARLIER THIS MORNING...STATE POLICE REPORTED WATER AS HIGH AS THE 

HOOD OF A CAR IN THE LODA AREA.  



ALTHOUGH THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL RATES HAS ENDED...WATER LEVELS IN 

SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FOR SEVERAL MORE 

HOURS IN REPONSE TO RUNOFF.  IN ADDITION...THIS IS THE SAME AREA 

THAT RECEIVED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE WEEK.  



ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 11 AM 

BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS COMPLETELY. 



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  BUCKLEY...

  CISSNA PARK...

  PAXTON... 

  LODA...



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES

TWO FEET OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY INCLUDING SUVS AND

PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED

QUICKLY.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR 

RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER 

STATEMENTS.



LAT...LON 4077 8760 4055 8759 4055 8806 4076 8805



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