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WGUS73 KILX 280347

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ILC025-101-159-280500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1040 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CLAY...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND

COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...



AT 1035 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS SOUTHEAST OF I-70 BECOMING LIGHTER 

DURING THE PAST HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OF 

LAWRENCEVILLE.



THE COMBINATION OF DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND OBSERVATIONS FROM

WEATHER OBSERVERS SHOWED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL 

IN THIS AREA SINCE WEDNESDAY. THE RAIN WILL DIMINISH SOUTHEAST OF

I-70 LATE THIS EVENING AND SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE

RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS DURING THE PAST TWO DAYS WILL CONTINUE 

TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS HAVE WATER FLOWING 

OVER THEM IN LOW LYING AREAS. THERE WAS ALSO SOME URBAN FLOODING 

IN PARTS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

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 3884 8753 3858 8765 3861 8869 3891 8870

          3891 8838 3885 8838



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