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WGUS73 KCHI 022336

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ILC053-022350-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

635 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FORD COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS FORD COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT HEAVY 

RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. REMAINING HIGH WATER ACROSS ROADS AND 

LOW LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS EVENING. WATER WAS 

REPORTED ACROSS ROUTE 47 SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF SIBLEY.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY 

INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD 

BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



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