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ILC055-059-065-069-077-087-151-165-181-193-199-092315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

1121 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

  GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

  HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

  JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

  POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

  SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

  UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

  WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

  WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 515 PM CST THURSDAY.



* AT 1110 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED 

  AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER MOST 

  OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. COUNTY OFFICIALS IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY 

  REPORTED AT LEAST 3 INCHE OF RAIN SO FAR AND MOST DITCHES AND 

  SMALL CREEKS ARE FULL. OFFICIALS IN SALINE COUNTY REPORTED THAT 

  WATER WAS OVER SOME ROADS AND THAT ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 

  CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS. A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND 

  THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN

  ILLINOIS. THIS COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS 

  RAINFALL COULD ALSO CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE HILLIER TERRAIN

  OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. 



NUMEROUS FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 

IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE 

FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3822 8799 3751 8817 3737 8937 3787 8960



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