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WGUS73 KILX 140748

FFSILX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

248 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009



ILC019-041-045-183-141200-

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DOUGLAS-EDGAR-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-

248 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR 

VERMILION...CHAMPAIGN...NORTHERN EDGAR AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES...



AT 247 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES

THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT HAS ENDED...HOWEVER...THE FLASH FLOOD

THREAT REMAINS. MANY AREAS IN EASTERN ILLINOIS ALREADY RECEIVED

FROM 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES EARLIER ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL

1 TO 2 INCHES LATE LAST NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. 



LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ALLERTON...ARCOLA...BROADLANDS...

BROCTON...CAMARGO...CATLIN...CHAMPAIGN...CHRISMAN...DANVILLE...

FAIRMOUNT...FISHER...FITHIAN...GEORGETOWN...GIFFORD...HINDSBORO...

HOMER...HOOPESTON...HUME...LAKE OF THE WOODS...MAHOMET...NEWMAN...

OAKWOOD...OGDEN...PESOTUM...PHILO...POTOMAC...RANKIN...RANTOUL...

RIDGE FARM...ROSSVILLE...SAVOY...SEYMOUR...SIDELL...SIDNEY...ST.

JOSEPH...THOMASBORO...TILTON...TOLONO...TUSCOLA...URBANA...VILLA

GROVE AND WESTVILLE



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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LAT...LON 3966 8753 3967 8797 3969 8797 3969 8806

      3967 8806 3967 8847 4039 8846 4041 8794

      4049 8793 4050 8753



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