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WGUS73 KILX 130845

FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

245 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



ILC021-115-147-131715-

PIATT IL-MACON IL-CHRISTIAN IL-

245 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN...MACON AND PIATT

COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...



AT 236 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTIUNUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR

ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA 

SINCE EARLY YESTERDAY EVENING.



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS RAIN 

SHOULD BEGIN TAPERING OFF AFTER 4 AM. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE 

RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. 



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 3987 8851 3965 8905 3945 8917 3942 8951

      3964 8948 3980 8923 4001 8906 4005 8874

      4031 8852



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GEELHART

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