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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

856 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



* AT 850 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA.

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN BETWEEN

  EDGAR AND BRIGHTON.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE...EDGAR AND SCOTTLAND.



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.



REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3979 8756 3967 8756 3970 8791 3979 8792



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