

000 

WGUS73 KILX 140409

FFSILX

ILC021-140445-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1105 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004



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

CDT...



AT 11 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 

THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY. HOWEVER...

RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 4.5 INCHES THAT OCCURRED EARLIER 

THIS EVENING...AS ESTIMATED BY DOPPLER RADAR...MAY CAUSE MORE FLASH 

FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL IN PANA...AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST 

HALF OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY...SOUTH AND EAST OF TAYLORVILLE.  



ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS MOVING 

INTO SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...COULD SPREAD INTO CHRISTIAN COUNTY 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. 



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.



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 3966 8904 3937 8904 3936 8954 3965 8953



$$



HUETTL

