

000 

WGUS53 KILX 130110

FFWILX

ILC057-095-143-169-175-131300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

710 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  PEORIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  SCHUYLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  STARK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 700 AM CST



* AT 700 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM THE 

  WARNED AREA SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED

  TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM MISSOURI INTO THE REGION 

  THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 1.5 

  INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE REGION SINCE 5 PM. 

  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE 

  TONIGHT IN THE WARNED AREA. 



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE

  ...CANTON...GALESBURG...LEWISTOWN...PEORIA...RUSHVILLE...

  ABINGDON...ALTONA...ASTORIA...AVON...BELLEVUE...BRIMFIELD AND

  BROOKLYN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR

OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE.



LAT...LON 4122 8967 4099 8967 4099 8954 4077 8960

      4060 8975 4023 9026 4000 9055 4013 9091

      4029 9092 4028 9045 4115 9043 4114 8987

      4123 8986



$$



GOETSCH

