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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

109 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 115 PM CST



* AT 106 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM NEAR OLNEY NORTHEAST

  TO JUST WEST OF CHARLESTON MATTOON. RAINFALL RATES OF FROM 1 TO

  2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS OVER

  THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED DURING

  THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. 



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 

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

  CHARLESTON...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE...MARSHALL...

  MATTOON...NEWTON...OLNEY...PARIS...ROBINSON...TOLEDO AND ANNAPOLIS.



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 3989 8757 3863 8762 3867 8863 3911 8875

      3920 8844 3960 8841 3966 8799



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