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WGUS73 KLOT 290136

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INC007-073-111-290330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

830 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN 

NEWTON...AND BENTON COUNTY IN INDIANA UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...



AT 830 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 

ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 7 PM CDT EXTENDING 

ALONG A LINE FROM EARL PARK...TO GOODLAND...TO REMINGTON...WITH SOME 

LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 930 PM 

CDT BETWEEN A HALF INCH AND ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE RAIN 

BEGINS TO TAPER OFF TO JUST SOME LIGHT SHOWERS. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE HOW MUCH

WATER COVERS ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. 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 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 4101 8712 4097 8697 4078 8712 4049 8713

      4050 8753 4101 8755

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