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WGUS73 KPAH 092151

FFSPAH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

348 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006



ILC047-185-191-092315-

WABASH IL-EDWARDS IL-WAYNE IL-

348 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR

WAYNE...EDWARDS AND WABASH COUNTIES...



AT 350 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN WAS ENDING 

QUICKLY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RAIN WAS 

ALONG THE WAYNE/EDWARDS COUNTY LINE. EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN IS 

ENDING...SOME LOCALIZED FLOOD WATERS MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEDE.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3856 8772 3826 8801 3827 8868 3860 8866



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