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WGUS73 KILX 140042

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ILC021-140445-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

741 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM

CDT...



AT 741 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING NEAR A MORRISONVILLE TO PANA LINE. 2 TO 5 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 400 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.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A

FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN

RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



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.



LAT...LON 3936 8953 3958 8954 3974 8939 3981 8927

          3981 8915 3965 8915 3965 8904 3936 8904



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