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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

733 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009



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

733 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 727 PM CDT...RAIN WAS CLEARING OUT OF OGLE AND LEE COUNTIES... 

ALLOWING SOME TIME FOR FLOOD WATERS TO START RECEDING THERE. THE 

LAST OF THE STORMS IS MOVING THROUGH WINNEBAGO...BOONE...AND

DE KALB COUNTIES. ANOTHER HALF INCH OF RAIN IS PROBABLE FOR THESE 

COUNTIES BEFORE ENDING. EVEN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS...IT WILL BE 

SEVERAL HOURS FOR FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW NORMAL 

NAVIGATION OF ROADWAYS ACROSS PRESENT FLOODED AREAS.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CHICAGO.



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.



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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