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000 

WGUS73 KILX 140410

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1110 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



ILC017-107-113-125-129-137-167-171-179-203-140730-

/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-080914T0730Z/

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

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

WOODFORD-

1110 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR

EASTERN WOODFORD...WESTERN MCLEAN...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...MASON...

NORTHWESTERN LOGAN...MENARD...CASS...NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON...MORGAN

AND SCOTT COUNTIES...



AT 1103 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN...MOVING

OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT SOME

OF THE STORMS MAY BE PRODUCING ONE HALF TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL IN 

AN HOUR. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... TREMONT...TOWANDA...STANFORD...

SECOR...SAN JOSE...ROANOKE...NORMAL...MINONK...MINIER...MCLEAN...

MANITO...MACKINAW...LEXINGTON...HUDSON...HOPEDALE...HAVANA...

GRIDLEY...GREEN VALLEY...GOODFIELD...EUREKA...EMDEN...EL PASO...

DELAVAN...DEER CREEK...DANVERS...CARLOCK...BLOOMINGTON AND ARMINGTON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT.



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.



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 3953 9007 3952 9058 3970 9065 3997 9052

      4013 9035 4016 9020 4037 9003 4043 8992

      4044 8967 4093 8907 4093 8893 4075 8893

      4074 8858



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000 

WGUS73 KILX 140410

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1110 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



ILC017-107-113-125-129-137-167-171-179-203-140730-

/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-080914T0730Z/

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

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

WOODFORD-

1110 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR

EASTERN WOODFORD...WESTERN MCLEAN...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...MASON...

NORTHWESTERN LOGAN...MENARD...CASS...NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON...MORGAN

AND SCOTT COUNTIES...



AT 1103 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN...MOVING

OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT SOME

OF THE STORMS MAY BE PRODUCING ONE HALF TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL IN 

AN HOUR. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... TREMONT...TOWANDA...STANFORD...

SECOR...SAN JOSE...ROANOKE...NORMAL...MINONK...MINIER...MCLEAN...

MANITO...MACKINAW...LEXINGTON...HUDSON...HOPEDALE...HAVANA...

GRIDLEY...GREEN VALLEY...GOODFIELD...EUREKA...EMDEN...EL PASO...

DELAVAN...DEER CREEK...DANVERS...CARLOCK...BLOOMINGTON AND ARMINGTON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT.



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.



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 3953 9007 3952 9058 3970 9065 3997 9052

      4013 9035 4016 9020 4037 9003 4043 8992

      4044 8967 4093 8907 4093 8893 4075 8893

      4074 8858



$$



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