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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1111 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 1115 AM CST



* AT 1106 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM NEAR TAYLORVILLE NORTHEAST

  TO JUST WEST OF DE LAND. RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN THIS AREA RANGE FROM

  ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY

  RAINFALL WILL MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA PRODUCING FLOODING RAINS.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

  SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...DECATUR...

  MONTICELLO...TAYLORVILLE...ARGENTA...BEMENT...BLUE MOUND...CERRO 

  GORDO...DE LAND...EDINBURG...FORSYTH...HARRISTOWN AND KINCAID.



FLOODING IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...AS DARKNESS OBSCURES THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

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

SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3987 8851 3965 8905 3945 8917 3942 8951

      3964 8948 3980 8923 4001 8906 4005 8874

      4031 8852



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