Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Aug 25, 2004, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)

Expired

Aug 25, 2004, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Menard County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS53 KILX 252132
FFWILX
ILC129-260330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MENARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 427 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR OAKFORD. 1 O 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 300 PM.

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
  MENARD. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES BY
  700 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.

MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A
FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN
RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY
TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

LAT...LON 4014 8998 4013 8975 4016 8966 4014 8961
      4010 8961 4009 8959 3999 8960 3999 8970
      3992 8972 3991 8978 3991 8999

$$

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000 
WGUS73 KILX 252308
FFSILX
ILC129-260330-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
605 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MENARD COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM
CDT...

AT 603 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM TALLULA TO FANCY PRAIRIE. 1 TO 4 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 300 PM.

AT 530 PM CDT...MENARD COUNTY ESDA REPORTED FLOODING ON ILLINOIS 
ROUTE 97.  

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.

MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A
FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN
RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY
TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

LAT...LON 4006 8995 3990 8987 4009 8960 4012 8977

$$

EH

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