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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

632 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009



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WINNEBAGO IL-BOONE IL-OGLE IL-DEKALB IL-LEE IL-

632 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR

LEE...DEKALB...OGLE...BOONE AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES...



AT 628 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE

AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THESE 

STORMS ARE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF INDUCING FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

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

PECATONICA...LOVES PARK...LAKE SUMMERSET...KIRKLAND...KINGSTON...

GENOA...FORRESTON...DURAND...CAPRON...BYRON AND BELVIDERE.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CHICAGO.



DO NOT LET CHILDREN PLAY IN FLOOD SWOLLEN CREEKS...STREAMS...DRAINAGE

DITCHES...CULVERTS...OR RETENTION PONDS WHERE POWERFUL CURRENTS MAY

EXIST.



MORE THAN HALF OF FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. TWO FEET OF

FAST MOVING WATER CAN SWEEP VEHICLES...EVEN A PICKUP OR AN SUV...OFF

THE ROAD AND INTO A FLOOD SWOLLEN STREAM. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



LAT...LON 4221 8941 4249 8941 4249 8871 4215 8871

      4215 8861 4173 8863 4159 8950 4159 8961

      4171 8964 4193 8964 4194 8970 4219 8970



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