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WGUS73 KILX 130650

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1245 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



ILC057-095-143-169-175-131300-

STARK IL-KNOX IL-PEORIA IL-FULTON IL-SCHUYLER IL-

1245 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FULTON...KNOX...PEORIA...

SCHUYLER AND STARK COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM CST...



AT 1241 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM EAST OF RUSHVILLE NORTHEAST TOWARDS PEORIA

AND WEST JERSEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN THIS AREA WILL BE AROUND ONE

HALF INCH...WITH LOCAL ONE INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL

HOURS. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME 

LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CANTON...GALESBURG...

LEWISTOWN...PEORIA...RUSHVILLE...ABINGDON...ALTONA...ASTORIA...AVON...

BELLEVUE...BRIMFIELD AND BROOKLYN.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT

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



LAT...LON 4122 8967 4099 8967 4099 8954 4077 8960

      4060 8975 4023 9026 4000 9055 4013 9091

      4029 9092 4028 9045 4115 9043 4114 8987

      4123 8986



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