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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1155 PM CDT WED APR 30 2003



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

345 AM CDT...



AT 1155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING OVER KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES. 4 TO 5 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 830 PM. SOME PONDING OF ROADWAYS 

HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF KNOX AND STARK 

COUNTIES.



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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BYRD



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