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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

731 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005



ILC045-120215-

EDGAR IL-

731 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EDGAR COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM

CDT...



AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR

ESTIMATED THAT OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN AN AREA WEST OF

EDGAR.



HEAVY 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 EDGAR AND RURAL LOCATIONS WEST OF EDGAR.



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 ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST

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



LAT...LON 3981 8767 3972 8766 3970 8780 3976 8784



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