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ILC177-170700-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

644 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR STEPHENSON COUNTY UNTIL 200

AM...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED THE COUNTY FOR THE TIME BEING.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE ORGANIZING OVER

NORTHEAST IOWA AND WILL LIKELY MOVE BACK INTO THE COUNTY LATER THIS

EVENING. DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2

AND 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN FROM THE STORMS EARLIER FROM NEAR LENA...TO

MC CONNELL...RED OAK AND CEDARVILLE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN LATER THIS

EVENING WILL AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING...OR PRODUCE NEW FLOODING

WITH THE GROUND SATURATED.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY

BE TOO DEEP TO CROSS SAFELY OR THE ROAD COULD BE WASHED OUT. VEHICLES

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



REPORT ANY HIGH WATER OR FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LOCAL LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE

QUAD CITIES.



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