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WGUS73 KLOT 121025

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ILC099-121100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

525 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004



UNTIL 600 AM CDT...



AT 525 AM CDT...RAIN HAS ENDED FOR LASALLE COUNTY THIS MORNING. 

OVERNIGHT FLOOD WATERS SHOULD BE RECEDING NOW. MORE STORMS ARE 

POSSIBLE TODAY. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE PRESENT FLASH FLOOD 

WATCH IN EFFECT MAY BE EXTENDED INTO TONIGHT. FLOODING IS LIKELY TO 

REOCCUR WITH NEW STORM DEVELOPMENT SINCE SOILS ARE SO SATURATED.



BE AWARE THAT 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 4164 8863 4138 8861 4137 8898 4163 8897



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