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WGUS73 KILX 140401

FFSILX

ILC115-147-173-140700-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1100 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PIATT...MACON AND SHELBY

COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...



AT 1055 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS HAVE SHIFTED NORTHEAST OF PIATT...MACON AND SHELY 

COUNTIES. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 

THAT FELL EARLIER THIS EVENING...AS ESTIMATED BY DOPPLER RADAR...

COULD CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAINS FELL 

ACROSS WESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN MOWEAQUA...ACROSS SOUTHERN MACON 

COUNTY SOUTH OF DECATUR...AND ACROSS CENTRAL PIATT COUNTY NEAR 

MONTICELLO. 



ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS MOVING 

INTO SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...COULD SPREAD INTO PIATT...MACON AND 

SHELBY COUNTIES AFTER 1 AM. 



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 STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE 

EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS BY 

FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS 

HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. 



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 4030 8848 3981 8847 3980 8884 3939 8882

          3927 8905 3970 8903 4005 8915 4005 8874



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