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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



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FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-LIVINGSTON IL-NEWTON IN-JASPER IN-BENTON IN-

1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT

SUNDAY/530 PM EDT SUNDAY/ FOR BENTON...JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON...

SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON...IROQUOIS AND FORD COUNTIES...



AT 1029 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 

WARNING AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE. 

RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN A HALF INCH AND AN INCH PER 

HOUR. RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER 

HOUR FOR A BRIEF TIME EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE RAIN BEGINS TO 

DIMINISH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 

4 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THESE RECENT 

HEAVY RAINS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS AND 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE IMMEDIATE RUNOFF AND FLASH 

FLOODING.



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 UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING 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.



LAT...LON 4091 8697 4084 8699 4083 8709 4047 8711

      4048 8792 4040 8795 4040 8848 4061 8848

      4062 8858 4063 8857 4117 8692 4092 8692



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