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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

212 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007



ILC029-035-139-173-172045-

COLES-CUMBERLAND-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-

212 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN MOULTRIE...EASTERN SHELBY...CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHERN COLES

COUNTIES...



AT 210 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PASS SOUHTEAST OF THE WARNED AREA.

HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL IN PARTS

OF THE WARNED AREA FROM WINDSOR TO MATTOON AND NEOGA...WILL CAUSE

FLOODING INTO MID AFTERNOON.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... WINDSOR...SHELBYVILLE...

MATTOON...LERNA...JANESVILLE...FINDLAY...CHARLESTON AND ALLENVILLE



THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 194.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 108 AND 126.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3927 8881 3919 8844 3918 8801 3938 8801

      3953 8803 3959 8889



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