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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

233 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2005



ILC115-147-141230-

PIATT IL-MACON IL-

233 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2005



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

UNTIL 730 AM CDT...



AT 227 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE 

AREA. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE 

AREA...THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

INCLUDE...DECATUR...MONTICELLO...ARGENTA...BEMENT...BLUE MOUND...

CERRO GORDO...FORSYTH...HARRISTOWN...LONG CREEK...MOUNT ZION...OREANA

AND WARRENSBURG. AREAS ALONG THE SANGAMON RIVER NEAR DECATUR AS WELL

AS NEAR LONG CREEK...SPRING CREEK...AND MOSQUITO CREEK WERE HARDEST HIT

THIS MORNING. IN THESE AREAS...DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES RANGE FROM

2 TO 3 INCHES SINCE 1100 PM MONDAY EVENING.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

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



LAT...LON 4008 8852 3986 8852 3969 8912 4002 8911



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