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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

408 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2007



ILC141-181100-

OGLE IL-

408 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR OGLE

COUNTY...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

POLO...FORRESTON...MOUNT MORRIS...OREGON...AND ADELINE.



AT 356 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO REPORT FLASH 

FLOODING OVER WESTERN OGLE COUNTY.



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND 

THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST ILLINOIS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO 

WESTERN OGLE COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 

OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

ROMEOVILLE.



LAT...LON 4194 8969 4195 8964 4191 8963 4190 8895

      4215 8895 4215 8918 4220 8918 4220 8968



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