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WGUS73 KILX 022244

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ILC019-030315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

543 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHAMPAIGN COUNTY UNTIL

1015 PM CDT...



AT 541 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS EASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. 3 TO 4

INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 2 PM.



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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