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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

956 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009



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GRUNDY IL-LA SALLE IL-

956 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR

CENTRAL LA SALLE AND GRUNDY COUNTIES...



AT 942 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OVER THE WARNED 

AREA SINCE LAST EVENING.  IN LA SALLE COUNTY THE LARGEST RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS WERE SOUTHEAST OF THE SERENA AREA.  IN GRUNDY COUNTY AMOUNTS 

BETWEEN 3 AND 3.5 INCHES WERE INDICATED IN THE COAL CITY AND MAZON 

AREAS.



RAINFALL HAS TEMPORARILY ENDED IN SOME PORTIONS OF THE WARNING 

AREA...THOUGH RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE FOR SOME TIME AND ADDITIONAL 

SHOWERS ARE MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST.



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

PERU...OTTAWA...UTICA...NAPLATE...MORRIS...MARSEILLES AND LA SALLE



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.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CHICAGO.



LAT...LON 4119 8917 4142 8917 4150 8869 4139 8846

      4138 8825 4115 8825 4120 8864



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