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000 

WGUS73 KLSX 260858

FFSLSX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

351 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008



ILC005-027-261100-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080526T1100Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CLINTON IL-BOND IL-

351 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008



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

AND CLINTON COUNTIES...



AT 351 AM CDT...FLOODING PROBLEMS PERSISTED OVER THE WARNED AREA.  

THE CLINTON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING 

CONTINUED ALONG OLD HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARLYLE.  PONDING OF WATER 

WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED ON ROADS IN BOND COUNTY BY THE BOND COUNTY 

SHERIFFS OFFICE.



IN ADDITION...AUTOMATED GAGES CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAPID RISES ON 

SOME STREAMS IN THE AREA.  AT PIERRON IN BOND COUNTY...SHOAL CREEK 

HAS RISEN NEARLY 5 FEET SINCE MIDNIGHT.   AT BREESE IN CLINTON 

COUNTY...SHOAL CREEK HAS CLIMBED A FOOT AN HOUR SINCE 1 AM.   

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER 

THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOBURN...

TAMALCO...ST. ROSE...SORENTO...RENO...POCAHONTAS...MULBERRY GROVE...

JAMESTOWN...GREENVILLE...BOULDER AND BEAVER CREEK.



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.



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.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3851 8935 3849 8939 3849 8946 3846 8948

      3848 8957 3842 8971 3865 8971 3866 8960

      3886 8960 3887 8964 3899 8965 3900 8959

      3903 8959 3903 8926 3874 8926 3874 8914

      3851 8914

TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 180DEG 0KT 3862 8945



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000 

WGUS73 KLSX 260858

FFSLSX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

351 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008



ILC005-027-261100-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080526T1100Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CLINTON IL-BOND IL-

351 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008



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

AND CLINTON COUNTIES...



AT 351 AM CDT...FLOODING PROBLEMS PERSISTED OVER THE WARNED AREA.  

THE CLINTON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING 

CONTINUED ALONG OLD HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARLYLE.  PONDING OF WATER 

WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED ON ROADS IN BOND COUNTY BY THE BOND COUNTY 

SHERIFFS OFFICE.



IN ADDITION...AUTOMATED GAGES CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAPID RISES ON 

SOME STREAMS IN THE AREA.  AT PIERRON IN BOND COUNTY...SHOAL CREEK 

HAS RISEN NEARLY 5 FEET SINCE MIDNIGHT.   AT BREESE IN CLINTON 

COUNTY...SHOAL CREEK HAS CLIMBED A FOOT AN HOUR SINCE 1 AM.   

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER 

THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOBURN...

TAMALCO...ST. ROSE...SORENTO...RENO...POCAHONTAS...MULBERRY GROVE...

JAMESTOWN...GREENVILLE...BOULDER AND BEAVER CREEK.



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.



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.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3851 8935 3849 8939 3849 8946 3846 8948

      3848 8957 3842 8971 3865 8971 3866 8960

      3886 8960 3887 8964 3899 8965 3900 8959

      3903 8959 3903 8926 3874 8926 3874 8914

      3851 8914

TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 180DEG 0KT 3862 8945



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