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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1206 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL NOON CST



* AT 1202 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM JUST WEST OF SHELBYVILLE

  NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHAMPAIGN. RAINFALL RATES OF FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES 

  PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STORMS OVER

  THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL

  LIKELY AS THE LARGER AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVES ACROSS 

  THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.



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

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

  DANVILLE...RANTOUL...SHELBYVILLE...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...ALLENVILLE...

  ALLERTON...ARCOLA...ARTHUR...BROADLANDS AND CAMARGO.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND

UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 4043 8755 3994 8757 3990 8795 3971 8803

      3966 8846 3928 8857 3930 8906 3986 8843

      4038 8843



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