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WGUS73 KILX 120452

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1147 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005



ILC045-120800-

EDGAR IL-

1147 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EDGAR COUNTY UNTIL 300 AM

CDT...



AT 1143 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN EDGAR COUNTY.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 6 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN BETWEEN 

EDGAR AND BROCTON. STEADY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AGAIN BY 

MIDNIGHT, AND CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 230 AM. THIS WILL CAUSE THE 

CURRENT FLOODING TO CONTINUE, WITH COUNTY ROADS 9 AND 8 BETWEEN 

EDGAR AND BROCTON TO LIKELY REMAIN WATER COVERED IN SPOTS.



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 3979 8756 3967 8756 3970 8791 3979 8792



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