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WGUS73 KPAH 262233

FFSPAH

ILC059-165-262315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

533 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM FOR SALINE AND 

GALLATIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...





SHORTLY AFTER 5 PM...HEAVY RAIN HAD COMPLETELY EXITED SALINE AND 

GALLATIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. WATER REMAINS ON ILLINOIS 

ROUTE 142 SOUTH OF ELDORADO...WITH FLOODING ON GRAVEL ROADS IN PARTS 

OF RURAL SALINE COUNTY. NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED 

ACROSS GALLATIN COUNTY AT THIS TIME.



THE THREAT FOR TORRENTIAL RAINFALL SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE NEXT 

SEVERAL HOURS...HOWEVER...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS OVER SALINE AND 

GALLATIN COUNTIES SHOULD KEEP POSTED TO THE LATEST WEATHER 

DEVELOPMENTS OVERNIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 

THESE COUNTIES THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. 



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