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000 

WGUS73 KILX 112100

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

400 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008



ILC017-107-113-125-129-137-167-179-112215-

/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080911T2215Z/

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

CASS-LOGAN-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-SANGAMON-TAZEWELL-

400 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...SOUTHEASTERN MASON...

NORTHERN LOGAN...MENARD...SOUTHEASTERN CASS...NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON

AND NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...



AT 351 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SERIES OF SHOWERS 

AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DROPPED ONE TO THREE INCHES OF 

RAIN...RESULTING IN SOME ISOLATED FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... HARTSBURG...STANFORD...SAN

JOSE...NORMAL...MINIER...MCLEAN...MACKINAW...HOPEDALE...EMDEN...

DELAVAN...DANVERS...CARLOCK...BLOOMINGTON...ATLANTA AND ARMINGTON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 5 PM.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE

RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 4059 8925 4058 8902 4045 8883 4029 8904

      4029 8916 4025 8916 3964 9020 3991 9047



$$



HJS

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000 

WGUS73 KILX 112100

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

400 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008



ILC017-107-113-125-129-137-167-179-112215-

/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080911T2215Z/

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

CASS-LOGAN-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-SANGAMON-TAZEWELL-

400 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...SOUTHEASTERN MASON...

NORTHERN LOGAN...MENARD...SOUTHEASTERN CASS...NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON

AND NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...



AT 351 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SERIES OF SHOWERS 

AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DROPPED ONE TO THREE INCHES OF 

RAIN...RESULTING IN SOME ISOLATED FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... HARTSBURG...STANFORD...SAN

JOSE...NORMAL...MINIER...MCLEAN...MACKINAW...HOPEDALE...EMDEN...

DELAVAN...DANVERS...CARLOCK...BLOOMINGTON...ATLANTA AND ARMINGTON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 5 PM.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE

RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 4059 8925 4058 8902 4045 8883 4029 8904

      4029 8916 4025 8916 3964 9020 3991 9047



$$



HJS

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