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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

520 AM EST SAT JUN 12 2004



UNTIL 600 AM EST...



AT 520 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS BENTON COUNTY OVERNIGHT. 

WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS REPORTED. THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRESENTLY MOVING 

OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER NEW DEVELOPMENT IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN 

ILLINOIS MAY PROHIBIT RECESSION OF FLOOD WATERS.



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.



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 4075 8711 4049 8711 4047 8752 4074 8755



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