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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

1111 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2009



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WINNEBAGO IL-BOONE IL-OGLE IL-

1111 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR

OGLE...NORTHWESTERN BOONE AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES...



AT 1110 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED EAST 

OF THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL WEAKER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH 1 AM 

CDT. THOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED...RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES 

INDICATE THAT 1.5 TO AS MUCH AS 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...AND RUNOFF FROM THESE EARLIER RAINS 

WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FLOODING OF DITCHES...CREEKS AND 

LOW LYING AREAS INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINNEBAGO...

SOUTH BELOIT...ROSCOE...ROCKFORD AIRPORT...ROCKFORD...POPLAR GROVE...

PECATONICA...LOVES PARK...LAKE SUMMERSET AND DURAND



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

PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE

WATER ON THE ROAD OR JUDGE HOW DEEP IT IS.



LAT...LON 4249 8871 4218 8892 4190 8923 4190 8964

      4193 8965 4193 8969 4220 8970 4220 8941

      4222 8940 4250 8940



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