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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

745 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2006



ILC183-300545-

VERMILION IL-

745 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2006



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN VERMILION 

COUNTY UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...



AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS NORTH 

CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMILION COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR IS ESTIMATING 

RAINFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM HOOPESTON SOUTHWEST FOR A FEW MILES. 

IN ADDITION...SPOTTERS REPORTED FLOODING OCCURRING ABOUT 5 MILES 

EAST OF HOOPESTON.



THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPEATEDLY DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL VERMILION 

COUNTY...AS OLDER STORMS MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS IS RESULTING IN 

THE CONTINUATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL 

EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ROSSVILLE....HOOPESTON...AND RURAL 

AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 1.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



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

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



LAT...LON 4047 8756 4033 8755 4033 8780 4045 8779



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GEELHART

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