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WGUS73 KILX 280036

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ILC023-035-173-280515-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

730 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SHELBY...CLARK AND CUMBERLAND

COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...



AT 730 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

HEAVY RAINS HAD FALLEN FROM SHELBYVILLE EAST TO MARSHALL SINCE 

500 PM CDT. DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES 

ON AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE

PAST 24 HOURS...AGGRAVATING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT IN THIS AREA. 

NUMEROUS ROADS WERE REPORTED FLOODED FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER

SHELBY COUNTY WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS EXPECTED 

ACROSS THE AREA. 



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.



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 3928 8798 3926 8843 3925 8895 3963 8895

          3957 8873 3946 8860 3944 8848 3937 8848

          3939 8800 3931 8768



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