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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
654 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024


ILC149-161245-
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Pike IL-
654 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

At 654 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4.5 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in 
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Pittsfield, Barry, Griggsville, Atlas, Independence, Bedford, 
  Montezuma, Hull, Martinsburg, New Canton, Milton, Kinderhook, 
  Baylis, New Salem, Detroit, El Dara, Florence, Time, Valley City 
  and New Hartford.

This includes Interstate 72 between exits 10 and 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3975 9137 3976 9092 3977 9092 3977 9089
      3972 9064 3969 9064 3956 9058 3951 9058
      3948 9060 3950 9107 3954 9110 3955 9114
      3960 9118 3963 9124

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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