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ILC031-197-210400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

900 PM CDT TUE APR 20 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WILL AND 

SOUTHWEST COOK COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...



AT 900 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER FLOOD WATERS 

WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEDE.



THE TOWNS OF UNIVERSITY PARK...TINLEY PARK...SHOREWOOD...ROMEOVILLE

...BOLINGBROOK AND ROCKDALE ARE IN THE AREA OF THIS FLOODING.



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.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. 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.



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.



LAT...LON 4168 8785 4144 8769 4145 8823 4172 8824

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