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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

132 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



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

132 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT/530 PM

EDT/ FOR BENTON...JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON...SOUTHEASTERN

LIVINGSTON...IROQUOIS AND FORD COUNTIES...



AT 128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

MODERATE RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL WAS LOCATED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST INDIANA PORTION OF 

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHERE RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH 

AN HOUR CONTINUE. THROUGH 4 PM...RAIN WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO 

EAST...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN A QUARTER INCH TO 

AS MUCH AS ONE INCH ACROSS NORTHWEST  INDIANA. ALTHOUGH THE 

INTENSITY OF RAIN WILL BE DIMINISHING...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING 

AREA...AND RUNOFF FROM THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OF TODAY WILL ALLOW 

FOR A CONTINUED THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN IROQUOIS COUNTY HAS REPORTED EXTENSIVE 

FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH MANY ROADS FLOODED IN WATSEKA.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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.



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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