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WGUS73 KILX 300146

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

846 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2006



ILC183-300545-

VERMILION-

846 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2006



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

COUNTY UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...



AT 844 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HAS

FALLEN IN AREAS FROM JUST NORTH OF ROSSVILLE TO HOOPESTON. 



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE

WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

INCLUDE...ROSSVILLE AND ALVIN.



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.



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.



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 4028 8754 4033 8782 4045 8779



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SMITH

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000 

WGUS73 KILX 300146

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

846 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2006



ILC183-300545-

VERMILION-

846 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2006



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

COUNTY UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...



AT 844 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HAS

FALLEN IN AREAS FROM JUST NORTH OF ROSSVILLE TO HOOPESTON. 



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE

WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

INCLUDE...ROSSVILLE AND ALVIN.



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.



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.



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 4028 8754 4033 8782 4045 8779



$$



SMITH

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