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WGUS73 KILX 181436

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ILC017-137-181830-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

935 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CASS AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL

130 PM CDT...



AT 930 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A BEARDSTOWN TO 

JACKSONVILLE LINE. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED 

SINCE 430 AM. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING 

AND MOVE OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.  



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.



THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. TAKE IMMEDIATE

STEPS TO SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY IF HIGH WATERS THREATEN. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND IF LIVING IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. NEVER DRIVE OR WALK

INTO FLOOD WATERS.



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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