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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

806 AM CDT WED AUG 9 2006



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CLAY-

806 AM CDT WED AUG 9 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR CLAY

COUNTY...



AT 800 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING ACROSS CLAY COUNTY...WITH 2.10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN 

SINCE 630 AM. RAIN TOTALS MAY REACH OVER 7 INCHES IN FLORA. THE CLAY 

COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER ALSO REPORTED THAT U.S. HIGHWAY 45 HAS BEEN 

CLOSED BETWEEN LOUISVILLE AND FLORA. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED 

ROADS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... IOLA...LOUISVILLE... FLORA... 

AND CLAY CITY.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD ONLY AMOUNT TO LESS THAN A 

QUARTER INCH. THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN WAS HALF WAY THROUGH CLAY 

COUNTY AS OF 800 AM.



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 TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3864 8870 3861 8829 3883 8827 3884 8835

      3891 8840 3892 8870



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