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WGUS73 KLOT 061059

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

458 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008



INC073-111-061345-

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NEWTON IN-JASPER IN-

458 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CST FOR

JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...



AT 454 AM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING DUE TO RECENT 

HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MELT OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DUNNS

BRIDGE...THAYER...SUMAVA RESORTS...PEMBROKE...MOROCCO AND DE MOTTE.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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.



LAT...LON 4091 8697 4084 8699 4083 8709 4074 8709

      4075 8752 4117 8753 4118 8738 4128 8716

      4128 8710 4123 8700 4124 8694 4116 8691

      4092 8692

TIME...MOT...LOC 1058Z 180DEG 0KT 4094 8730



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