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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

651 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



ILC023-025-029-033-035-045-049-079-101-159-131915-

EDGAR IL-COLES IL-CLARK IL-CUMBERLAND IL-EFFINGHAM IL-CRAWFORD IL-

JASPER IL-CLAY IL-LAWRENCE IL-RICHLAND IL-

651 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CLARK...CLAY...COLES...

CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND...EDGAR...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND

RICHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CST...



AT 649 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ALONG 

AND NORTH OF I-70...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH.



RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT 

WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CHARLESTON...EFFINGHAM... 

LAWRENCEVILLE...MARSHALL...MATTOON...NEWTON...OLNEY...PARIS... 

ROBINSON...TOLEDO...ANNAPOLIS AND ASHMORE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



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

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



LAT...LON 3989 8757 3863 8762 3867 8863 3911 8875

      3920 8844 3960 8841 3966 8799



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