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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1032 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



ILC021-039-107-113-115-147-167-040830-

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CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-MCLEAN-PIATT-SANGAMON-

1032 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR

EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN...EASTERN LOGAN...PIATT...DE WITT...

MACON...SANGAMON AND NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...



AT 1029 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM JUST NORTH

OF AUBURN TO JUST SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD NORTHEAST THROUGH MONTICELLO.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... CHATHAM...WHITE HEATH...WELDON...

WAYNESVILLE...WARRENSBURG...WAPELLA...SPRINGFIELD...ROCHESTER...

RIVERTON...OREANA...NIANTIC...NEW BERLIN...MOUNT ZION...MOUNT

PULASKI...MOUNT AUBURN...MONTICELLO...MECHANICSBURG...MAROA...

MANSFIELD...MACON...LONG CREEK...LOAMI...LINCOLN...LATHAM...KENNEY...

ILLIOPOLIS...HARRISTOWN...FORSYTH...FARMER CITY...DECATUR...DE

LAND...CLINTON...CHESTNUT...CERRO GORDO...BLUE MOUND...BEMENT...

BEASON...ATLANTA AND ARGENTA



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES WILL POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED 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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3980 8876 3968 8900 3952 8991 3979 9000

      3987 8940 4030 8936 4028 8847 3990 8847

TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 180DEG 0KT 3966 8981



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