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[STORMREPORTS] Amazing rainfall rates

From: kb9vvp (scott{at}ilchase.org)
Date: Wed Jul 24 2002 - 00:50:16 EDT


In central and southern Illinois on Monday, there were numerous
reports of rainfall rates of 2-3" per hour, even upwards of 4" in
Richland county. Minor flooding was reported in many areas. There
was also quite a bit of wind damage and power outages. There was a
possible tornado in Cumberland county.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT

* AT 1044 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTHWEST OF OLNEY.
  2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 930 PM CDT.

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS RICHLAND
  COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES BY
  100 AM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

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