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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

900 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



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

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING INTO

  THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN

  SINCE 5 PM IN THE BLUE MOUND AREA AND WEST INTO CHRISTIAN COUNTY.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE...BLUE MOUND...LONG CREEK...MACON...STONINGTON...BOODY...

  ELWIN AND WILLEYS.



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 3967 8882 3966 8905 3952 8908 3960 8932

      3980 8918 3982 8883



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