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ILC021-107-181730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

810 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LOGAN AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES

UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...



AT 810 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY...WITH RAINS 

EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO CHRISTIAN COUNTY BY 830 AM. 2 TO 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT LOCATIONS FROM BROADWELL TO MOUNT 

PULASKI TO MOUNT AUBURN TO TAYLORVILLE SINCE 4 AM.



AT 630 AM...CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ROUTE 16 IMPASSABLE 

DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD. ALSO...LOGAN COUNTY ESDA REPORTED ROUTE 

121 FLOODED AT THE RAILROAD VIADUCT IN MOUNT PULASKI.



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.



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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