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WGUS53 KPAH 151833

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ILC065-165-152030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

1230 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

  SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 230 PM CST.



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING 

OVER THE SAME REGION MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.  THIS AREA HAS 

ALREADY SEEN THREE TO SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN SINCE LAST EVENING.  AN 

ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.  THESE STREAMS INCLUDE 

RECTOR...WHEELER...AND LONG BRANCH CREEK.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL IN DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG.



LAT...LON 3825 8869 3762 8871 3762 8839 3824 8839



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