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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

225 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003



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

345 AM CDT...



AT 225 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES. 5 

TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 830 PM. NO REPORTS OF 

FLOODING HAS BEEN RECEIVED SO FAR.



WITH THE RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...AN 

ADDITIONAL HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 345 

AM.



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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