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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

100 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2004



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN COOK COUNTY CONTINUES TO 515 AM 

CDT. 



AT 100 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING AROUND LINCOLNWOOD AND EVANSTON ILLINOIS.

THE REST OF NORTHERN COOK COUNTY HAS MODERATE TO LIGHT RAINFALL. 

THE RAINFALL ESTIMATES MAY HAVE BEEN UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN. 



THE TOWNS OF WHEELING...SKOKIE...SCHAUMBURG...ROLLING MEADOWS AND

PROSPECT HEIGHTS 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.



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 4215 8822 4204 8817 4195 8770 4215 8777

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