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000 

WGUS73 KILX 040710

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

208 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



ILC019-041-045-183-041045-

/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080604T1045Z/

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

CHAMPAIGN-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-VERMILION-

208 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN VERMILION...SOUTHERN CHAMPAIGN...NORTHERN EDGAR AND DOUGLAS

COUNTIES...



AT 204 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY

FROM NEAR TOLONO TO HOMER. IN THIS AREA...RAINFALL RATES OF FROM 1 TO 

2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... WESTVILLE...VILLA GROVE...

TUSCOLA...TILTON...SIDNEY...SIDELL...RIDGE FARM...PHILO...PESOTUM...

OAKWOOD...NEWMAN...HUME...HOMER...GEORGETOWN...FITHIAN...FAIRMOUNT...

DANVILLE...CATLIN...CAMARGO...BROADLANDS AND ALLERTON



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 3991 8846 4023 8755 3983 8755 3965 8846

TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 180DEG 0KT 3978 8830



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KILX 040710

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

208 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



ILC019-041-045-183-041045-

/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080604T1045Z/

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

CHAMPAIGN-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-VERMILION-

208 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN VERMILION...SOUTHERN CHAMPAIGN...NORTHERN EDGAR AND DOUGLAS

COUNTIES...



AT 204 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY

FROM NEAR TOLONO TO HOMER. IN THIS AREA...RAINFALL RATES OF FROM 1 TO 

2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... WESTVILLE...VILLA GROVE...

TUSCOLA...TILTON...SIDNEY...SIDELL...RIDGE FARM...PHILO...PESOTUM...

OAKWOOD...NEWMAN...HUME...HOMER...GEORGETOWN...FITHIAN...FAIRMOUNT...

DANVILLE...CATLIN...CAMARGO...BROADLANDS AND ALLERTON



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 3991 8846 4023 8755 3983 8755 3965 8846

TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 180DEG 0KT 3978 8830



$$



SMITH

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