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IAC111-177-ILC067-MOC045-199-281330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

317 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR SCOTLAND...

CLARK...LEE...VAN BUREN AND HANCOCK COUNTIES...



DOPPLER RADAR AND LOCAL REPORTS INDICATE ONE HALF TO OVER ONE INCH OF

ADDITIONAL RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA THE PAST THREE HOURS.  THIS IS

ON TOP OF THE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL SINCE LAST NIGHT.  AREA

SURFACES ARE SATURATED AND WATER IS REPORTED TO BE OVER SOME RURAL

ROADS. SOME LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE

EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER.



THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THIS

AREA TOWARD DAYBREAK.  WITH THE VERY SATURATED GROUND...ANY ADDITIONAL

RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF AND AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION AND RESULT IN

MORE FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. ROAD BEDS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM THE

HIGH WATER. MOST FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES OCCUR IN VEHICLES SWEPT AWAY IN

FLOOD WATERS AS SHALLOW AS 1 FOOT.



PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 4086 9214 4041 9225 4030 9157 4074 9129



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