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WGUS73 KPAH 152150

FFSPAH

ILC077-181-199-152245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

350 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JACKSON...UNION...AND

WILLIAMSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM...



AT 350 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS

ENDED ACROSS SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.  LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT

SOME SECONDARY ROADS STILL HAVE MINOR FLOODING.  SEVERAL LOW LYING

ROADS IN THE CRAB WILDLIFE REFUGE AREA REMAIN UNDER STANDING WATER.

THIS WATER WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE AS SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS HAS SEEN

BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN INCHES OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE PAST 24 HOURS.

HOWEVER...ANY STANDING WATER WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN LOW-LYING FLOOD

PRONE AREAS.  THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO

EXPIRE.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT.



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