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WGUS73 KILX 252140

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ILC169-260145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

437 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM

CDT...



AT 437 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING EAST OF RUSHVILLE. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 130 PM. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED 

TO DEVELOP INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS SCHUYLER COUNTY.



AT 415 PM CDT...SCHUYLER REPORTED HIGH WATER ON A FEW COUNTY ROADS 

IN SCHUYLER COUNTY.  



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.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A

FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. 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 4028 9091 4027 9047 4018 9044 4019 9021

      4013 9038 4002 9045 3999 9052 3999 9060

      4002 9060 4005 9069 4007 9067 4009 9071

      4012 9071 4011 9092



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