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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

1119 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 215 AM CST



* AT 1118 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS

  MOVING ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY...MOVING INTO WAYNE COUNTY. THE

  HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY STRETCH ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM

  WALTONVILLE TO FAIRFIELD. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE

  ACROSS THE SAME LOCATION THROUGH AT LEAST 1 AM SUNDAY MORNING.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODLAWN...

  WAYNE CITY...WALTONVILLE...SIMS...NASON...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNT

  ERIE...KEENES...JOHNSONVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...INA...GOLDEN

  GATE...FAIRFIELD...DIX...CISNE...BONNIE...BLUFORD AND BELLE RIVE



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. 

THIS RAIN WILL QUICKLY TAX CITY DRAINAGE SYSTEMS...AS WELL AS CAUSE 

OVERFLOW OF SMALL DITCHES AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS QUICKLY FLOOD 

ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

PADUCAH KENTUCKY.



LAT...LON 3826 8815 3828 8870 3814 8874 3816 8908

      3845 8913 3847 8900 3847 8871 3860 8866

      3860 8863 3861 8815



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