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000 

WGUS73 KILX 040259

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

959 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



ILC017-107-125-129-137-167-171-040745-

/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080604T0745Z/

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

CASS-LOGAN-MASON-MENARD-MORGAN-SANGAMON-SCOTT-

959 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN MASON...SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN...MENARD...CASS...NORTHERN

SANGAMON...NORTHERN MORGAN AND NORTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...



AT 952 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF 

THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... WILLIAMSVILLE...VIRGINIA...

TALLULA...PETERSBURG...MIDDLETOWN...GREENVIEW...ELKHART...CORNLAND...

CHANDLERVILLE...BLUFF SPRINGS...BEARDSTOWN AND ATHENS



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.

MOVE 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.



LAT...LON 3999 9052 4002 9044 4004 9044 4020 8938

      3987 8941 3973 9062

TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 180DEG 0KT 3991 9009



$$



SMITH

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000 

WGUS73 KILX 040259

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

959 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



ILC017-107-125-129-137-167-171-040745-

/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080604T0745Z/

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

CASS-LOGAN-MASON-MENARD-MORGAN-SANGAMON-SCOTT-

959 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN MASON...SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN...MENARD...CASS...NORTHERN

SANGAMON...NORTHERN MORGAN AND NORTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...



AT 952 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF 

THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... WILLIAMSVILLE...VIRGINIA...

TALLULA...PETERSBURG...MIDDLETOWN...GREENVIEW...ELKHART...CORNLAND...

CHANDLERVILLE...BLUFF SPRINGS...BEARDSTOWN AND ATHENS



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.

MOVE 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.



LAT...LON 3999 9052 4002 9044 4004 9044 4020 8938

      3987 8941 3973 9062

TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 180DEG 0KT 3991 9009



$$



SMITH

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