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WGUS73 KILX 130854

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

250 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



ILC019-041-139-173-183-131800-

VERMILION IL-CHAMPAIGN IL-DOUGLAS IL-MOULTRIE IL-SHELBY IL-

250 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHAMPAIGN...DOUGLAS...

MOULTRIE...SHELBY AND VERMILION COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CST...



AT 245 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING FROM SHELBYVILLE NORTHEAST TO NEAR

TUSCOLA. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CHAMPAIGN...

DANVILLE...RANTOUL...SHELBYVILLE...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...ALLENVILLE...

ALLERTON...ARCOLA...ARTHUR...BROADLANDS AND CAMARGO.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

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



LAT...LON 4043 8755 3994 8757 3990 8795 3971 8803

      3966 8846 3928 8857 3930 8906 3986 8843

      4038 8843



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